India-U.S. 2+2 meet

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  • Indian and U.S. officials have gathered in the Naval Postgraduate School at Monterey, California, for the 2+2 intersessional and the Maritime Security Dialogue.
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  • Advancing cooperation:
    (1) The two sides will discuss ways to advance cooperation on critical diplomatic and security priorities, including our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and review preparations for the next 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
    (2) India and the U.S. have had intense engagement although with mixed results in the trade, strategic and defence aspects of their relationship.
  • Maritime developments and Cooperation: The two countries will discuss maritime developments in the Indo-Pacific and the strengthening of bilateral maritime security cooperation.
2+2 Ministerial meet
  • The ‘2+2 Ministerial’ is an annual Cabinet-level meeting between both the governments chaired by External Affairs Minister and Defence Minister of both countries.
Source
The Hindu



Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 23rd Aug 2019