Pakistan has once again urged India to resume bilateral talks on Kashmir and other issues. But New Delhi wants terror free environment for peace talks.
As the relationship between New Delhi and Washington matures, the two sides have found new levels of trust while acknowledging where their interests diverge.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden discussed China and its leader Xi Jinping during their recent meeting at the Oval Office. China was a major topic of discussion, with both leaders sharing their experiences and expressing concerns about their relationship with Xi.
Although Biden and Modi will have logged a record number of meetings before the year ends, a big question still hangs over scheduling a bilateral visit. India is not keen to club a bilateral visit with the G20 summit because the focus should remain on the main event. That leaves only a couple of months before Modi goes into full election mode. Once India is done, Biden will get busy with his re-election, making travel difficult.