Dr S Jaishankar is expected to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. EAM Jaishankar last met Antony Blinken in early May in London during the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting. He will also be meeting the senior officials of the Biden administration and cabinet ministers to discuss bilateral relationships. The topic of discussion will also include economic and COVID-related cooperation between India and the US.
As the second wave severely hit India, the shortage of vaccines in the country is emerging as a grave issue. The vaccine procurement issue will be the key agenda item between Dr S Jaishankar and the US administration. The US, as of now, hold a stockpile of 60 million Astra Zeneca vaccines, along with Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson&Johnson COVID-19 vaccines. The US is playing a pivotal role in supporting India in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Anthony J. Blinken has written a letter to the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani whereby he has proposed an UN-convened meeting of representatives of six countries which includes India to talk about promoting peace in Afghanistan. TOLO News which is the exclusive broadcaster, the USA intends to ask the United Nations to convene envoys as well as foreign ministers from China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran and India which is described as the first move towards designing a four-step strategy that would work towards a settlement and a permanent ceasefire.
It was in September 2020 that India had engaged in talks with the Taliban at the first Intra- Afghan negotiations. Mr Khalizad had welcomed the participation of India in the Intra-Afghan negotiations which was held in Doha on September 12, 2020. External Affair Minister of India, S. Jaishankar and U.S. Special envoy of Pakistan spoke over the phone on 7th March 2021 discussing the latest developments which p