At the virtual meet, four Quad nations — India, US, Australia and Japan — emphasised on respect for territorial integrity, transparency and peaceful resolution of dispute, MEA said.
After Jaishankar-Blinken talks, US State Department Spokesperson added that India & US will continue to engage at the highest levels of the govts to deepen cooperation on many fronts.
In exclusive interview to ThePrint, India’s Ambassador to US Taranjit Singh Sandhu said both countries have reiterated their commitment to cooperation in Indo-Pacific region.
This was the first interaction between the two leaders after Joe Biden won the US election. PM Modi also conveyed his congratulations to Kamala Harris.
India believes it will take the new US govt some time to focus on key policy areas of defence and trade, so it will focus on ‘non-traditional’ areas of cooperation.
New Delhi is pinning its hopes on the new US administration to make Biden’s 2020 dream of making India and America the ‘two closest nations in the world’ come true.
US President-elect Joe Biden, who has a track record of advocating a stronger India-US relationship, also believes there is a lot of scope in bilateral trade.
Given the track record of differences between the two countries for the last three decades, the sharp differences are likely to remain the same even during a Biden administration.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Asia was perceived as a US bid to bolster Indo-Pacific cooperation and and thereby arrest Beijing’s influence in the region.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
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