India, US sign MoU on Space Situational Awareness at 2+2 ministerial meeting

The Space Situational Awareness Memorandum of Understanding aims to protect the satellites of the two countries A pact to share information on space activities is signed by the US and India during the 2+2 meeting of their diplomatic and defence leaders in Washington on Monday, according to the State Department. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh joined a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for the Fourth 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue that finally took place after being postponed in December 2021. MoU on Space Situational Awareness signed at the 2+2 Ministerial pic.twitter.com/yahC5FoJiY — Taranjit Singh Sandhu April 12, 2022 The 2+2 meeting took place under the cloud of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and the divergent approach to it by India and the US. At a briefing, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said: “President Biden will continue our close consultations on the consequences of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine and mitigating its destabilizing impact on global food supply and commodity markets.” The US, which is leading the global response to the invasion prefers India to take a stronger stand against Russia.