Trump, Modi for more strategic talks |
The Trump administration and the Modi government are going to establish a new dialogue between the foreign and defence ministers of the two countries. Apparently, India and US share similar views on major global challenges such as terrorism, Indo-Pacific region and bilateral defence ties. This is a shift from the previous US administration`s policies and will replace the existing dialogue format between foreign and commerce ministers of the two countries, which was started by the Obama administration. The name for the new dialogue format is likely to be “2 by 2”, much like the India-Japan 2+2 dialogue format between foreign and defence secretaries of the two countries. The new mechanism was also discussed between India`s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a phone conversation. President Donald Trump`s phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Independence Day, hinted that the leaders resolved to enhance peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific region by establishing a new two-by-two ministerial dialogue that will elevate their strategic consultations.
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