India, US to hold 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on Nov 10

The fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue will be held in New Delhi on November 10. 

The Indian side will be led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar. The US side will be led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin.

The two sides would discuss the Indo-Pacific region, Russia and Ukraine along with the bilateral issues. 

The leaders will also discuss the conflict between Israel and Hamas and Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The 2+2 dialogue is held between the foreign and defence ministers of two countries.

India has a 2+2 format dialogue mechanism on strategic and security issues with five countries — the US, Australia, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom.

India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

• The India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, led by the heads of foreign and defence ministries of both countries, reviews the bilateral ties in defence, strategic and security domains as well as important regional and global issues. 

• It has played an instrumental role in developing the framework for future cooperation as well as expansion of ties in various areas of mutual interest.

• It was initiated to provide a positive, forward-looking vision for the India-US strategic partnership and to promote synergy in diplomatic and security efforts.

• The first edition of the 2+2 dialogue was held in New Delhi in September 2018 after the mechanism was approved by PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump.

• The second edition of the dialogue took place in Washington in December 2019.

• The third of 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between the two countries was held in October 2020 in New Delhi.

• The fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, the first under the Biden administration, was held in Washington on April 11, 2022.

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