US And India Discuss Expanding Collaboration

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NEW DELHI (ANI) – US and Indian officials gathered in New Delhi on September 16 for the eighth U.S.-India 2+2 intersessional dialogue, focusing on opportunities to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

The US delegation was co-chaired by assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs Donald Lu and principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs Jedidiah P. Royal, according to the Department of State. On the Indian side, joint secretary for the Americas Nagaraj Naidu from the Ministry of External Affairs and joint secretary for international cooperation Vishwesh Negi from the Ministry of Defense led the discussions.

During the meeting, both sides advanced key priorities, including defense cooperation, collaboration in space and civil aviation, and industrial and logistics coordination. Clean energy cooperation was also high on the agenda as the two countries aim to tackle global challenges together.

The discussions also addressed broader issues affecting the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, such as support for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and a ceasefire and humanitarian assistance for Gaza.

The U.S. officials emphasized the importance of expanding people-to-people ties to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries.