Blinken to discuss ways to ‘deepen’ ties with India during visit, says US Yashwant Raj © Provided by Hindustan Times US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be meeting top Indian leaders next week. (AFP/file photo)
The United States said Friday it expects to discuss ways to “further deepen” bilateral ties, the Quad, Afghanistan and the Covid-19 pandemic during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming visit to India starting July 27, which will be his first as the top American diplomat.
On July 28, Blinken will have meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. He leaves for Kuwait later in the day. Blinken previously visited India as deputy secretary of state in the Barack Obama administration in 2015.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken India Visit: Defence Ties, Aghanistan, Quad Alliance On Agenda
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Blinken s talks in India will focus on security, defence, cyber and counterterrorism cooperation
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Washington has described India as a critical partner in the region as US Secretary of state Antony J Blinken is due to visit the country. It says both countries have a shared interest in a stable and secure Afghanistan . Blinken will be in Delhi on July 27 and 28. It will be his first visit to the Indian capital since the new Biden administration took charge
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Ahead of US Secretary of state Antony J Blinken s India visit, Washington has described India as a critical partner in the region with both countries having a shared interest in a stable and secure Afghanistan . Blinken will be in Delhi on July 27 and 28, his first to the Indian capital since the new Biden administration took charge. In India, he will call on PM Modi and hold talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar.
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