Jaishankar, Antony Blinken hold bilateral talks ahead of ‘2+2’ dialogue
FirstpostBlinken and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin are in Delhi for the fifth edition of the ‘2+2’ foreign and defence ministerial dialogue which is aimed at taking forward India-US futuristic roadmap for deeper strategic cooperation External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks on Friday morning ahead of the high profile ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue. Blinken and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin are in Delhi for the fifth edition of the ‘2+2’ foreign and defence ministerial dialogue which is aimed at taking forward India-US futuristic roadmap for deeper strategic cooperation. #WATCH | Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar for the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. pic.twitter.com/E2cc5FpmFG — ANI November 10, 2023 On Thursday, the Ministry of External Affairs said the ‘2+2’ dialogue will enable a high-level review of progress being made in cross-cutting aspects of defence and security cooperation, technology value chain collaborations and people-to-people ties.