NSA Ajit Doval meets Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley in U.S.
The Hindu
The meeting between Ajit Doval and Mark Milley took place on January 30 at the India House in Washington, the official residence of India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
National Security Advisor Ajit K Doval has met U. S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley and held a "fruitful" discussion on various aspects of India-U.S. bilateral cooperation.
The meeting between Mr. Doval and Mr. Milley took place on January 30 at the India House in Washington, the official residence of India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
"General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff @thejointstaff called on NSA Ajit Doval today. Fruitful discussion on various aspects of India-U.S. bilateral cooperation," the Indian embassy in Washington said in a tweet.
Later in the evening, Mr. Sandhu hosted a reception in honour of Mr. Doval, who is in Washington leading a high-powered Indian delegation for the inaugural India-U.S. Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) dialogue.
It was attended by top officials of the Joe Biden administration, including U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan; NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. The reception was also attended by corporate leadership, academics and think tanks.
"A unique & special reception in India House! Delighted to host India NSA Ajit Doval, U.S. NSA @JakeSullivan46, Commerce Sec @GinaRaimondo, CEOs frm India & U.S. & leadership of prominent Universities. Insightful conversations on building bilateral cooperation in critical & emerging tech," Mr. Sandhu said in a tweet.
The American side had CEOs of Micron, Lockheed Martin, Applied Materials, Global Foundries, General Atlantic, General Atomics, General Catalyst, America’s Frontier Fund in addition to Co-founder of LinkedIn, executive vice-president of NASDAQ.
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