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Conveyed appreciation for U.S. solidarity in addressing the Covid challenge, the Minister says.
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with USTR ambassador Katherine Tai and other officials in Washington on May 27, 2021.
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Conveyed appreciation for U.S. solidarity in addressing the Covid challenge, the Minister says.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has had a hectic day and a half in Washington DC, where he met government officials, including National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) ambassador Katherine Tai, lawmakers, and the private sector.
Mr. Jaishankar, who is on his first visit to the U.S. during the Biden administration, met with Mr. Sullivan on Thursday. Both sides indicated that there was a discussion on regional (Indo-Pacific) or global issues, with Mr Jaishankar specifying, via a tweet, that Afghanistan came up.
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The U.S. government has also diverted its order of Astra Zeneca manufacturing supplies to India
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in New Delhi. File photo
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The U.S. government has also diverted its order of Astra Zeneca manufacturing supplies to India Supplies and assistance to help India battle a second COVID-19 wave began making their way from the United States on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announcing that the “world’s largest military aircraft” had left Travis Air Force Base in California for New Delhi.
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The U.S. President also noted ‘that a shared commitment to democratic values is the bedrock for the U.S.-India relationship.’
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Narendra Modi talks with Joe Biden during a luncheon at the State Department in Washington. File
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The U.S. President also noted ‘that a shared commitment to democratic values is the bedrock for the U.S.-India relationship.’
U.S. President Joe Biden discussed his democratic institutions and norms with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as per a White House readout of the call between the two leaders.
While the White House said the two leaders talked about a “free and open Indo-Pacific” , it also said that Mr. Biden underscored “his desire to defend democratic institutions and norms around the world” .