Jaishankar thanks US for 'strong support' at India's 'moment of great difficulty'

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with his US counterpart Antony Blinken, thanking the Biden administration for its 'strong support and solidarity' with India during a time of 'great difficulty' in combating the deadly Covid-19 pandemic.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held wide-ranging talks with his US counterpart Antony Blinken and thanked the Biden administration for its 'strong support and solidarity' with India at a moment of 'great difficulty' for the country in combating the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. A warm meeting with US @SecDef Lloyd Austin. A comprehensive conversation about further developing our strategic and defence partnership. Exchanged views on contemporary security challenges. Expressed appreciation of the US military role in responding to the Covid situation. pic.twitter.com/ea0iBezGQZ Jaishankar, who is on an official trip to the US, is the first Indian Cabinet minister to visit the country since Joe Biden became US President on January 20. Welcoming Jaishankar to the State Department, Blinken said in the early days of Covid-19, India was there for the US, something which the country 'will never forget'.