"Safer World...": Defence Ties, Afghanistan On US Secretary Of State's India Visit Agenda

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken India Visit: During his stay in the country, Antony Blinken will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Expanding the US-India cooperation on security, defence and counterterrorism and matters like the situation in Afghanistan, Quad, COVID-19 and climate change will be on top of the agenda of Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his maiden trip to India next week, according to a senior American official. Antony Blinken is scheduled to arrive in Delhi late on Tuesday (July 27). He is scheduled to attend a full slate of engagements the next day. During his stay in the country, he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The Ministry of External Affairs said in New Delhi that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will also meet Mr Bilinken. In the Secretary's meetings with Prime Minister Modi and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, the senior State Department official on Friday said they expect the discussions to focus on ways to further deepen the bilateral partnership, which is very broad in scope, as well as increased convergence on regional and global issues.