Quad leaders are scheduled to meet virtually Thursday evening after India once again abstained from voting to punish Russia, this time in the UN General Assembly.
India’s economic engagement with the US can be assessed along five dimensions — trade, migration, capital flows, technology, and standards and regulations.
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said the US has authorised over $20 billion in defence sales to India, which shows commitment to a strategic partnership.
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield met India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti and agreed to work together to strengthen multilateralism.
Islamabad thought that the bilateral defence pact signed with US would compel Washington to aid them in war with India, but it was just an Executive Agreement.
The biggest takeaway from the talks was the signing of BECA, a key defence pact that will enable India to avail of US expertise on geospatial intelligence.
Issues concerning H-1B visa were also discussed at Jaishankar’s meeting with Mike Pompeo. India and US will be signing a key defence pact, BECA, at the third round of 2+2 talks Tuesday.
Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
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