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India & United States To Hold Inaugural 2+2 Dialogue in Washington DC In July 2018
India & United States To Hold Inaugural 2+2 Dialogue in Washington DC In July 2018- Details, Schedule, Aim, Purpose
India and the US will hold the inaugural 2+2 Dialogue on July 6 in Washington DC, US.
India and the US dialogue will focus on strengthening strategic, security, and defence cooperation as both countries jointly confront global challenges. It is seen as a vehicle to elevate the strategic relationship between two countries.
US secretary of state Michael R Pompeo and secretary of defense James Mattis will host external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and minister of defence Nirmala Sitharaman for the first meeting.
Under the dialogue, both countries are expected to share perspectives on strengthening their strategic and security ties and exchange views on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
The 2+2 Dialogue between US and India aims to enhance strategic coordination between both countries and maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. It will put strategic, defence and security relationship between the two countries at the forefront and centre stage.
The new 2+2 dialogue format was agreed to between two countries during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US in June 2017.
It will replace earlier India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. It is similar to India-Japan 2+2 dialogue format between foreign and defence secretaries of the two countries.
