Two-plus-two Dialogue

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today held talks with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne ahead of the inaugural 'two-plus-two' ministerial dialogue between the two countries.

India and Australia are expected to focus extensively on further ramping up the overall defence and security ties and boost strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific at their inaugural two-plus-two ministerial dialogue on September 11.

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday boarded the flight for the trip to India for the third edition of the two-plus-two ministerial dialogue, that begins in New Delhi. The visit comes a week before the American presidential election scheduled on November 3.

The third edition of the two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US on October 27 will entail a comprehensive discussion on cross-cutting bilateral issues as well as deliberations on regional and global developments, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said today.

India will host the third edition of the two-plus-two ministerial dialogue with the US on October 27, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Wednesday.

The third edition of the two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US is expected to take place on October 26 and 27 here during which both sides are likely to carry out a comprehensive review of their strategic cooperation, people familiar with the development said on Thursday.

Indian and US officials carried out a comprehensive review of defence, security and key foreign policy issues under the framework of ''two-plus-two'' dialogue between the two strategic partners.

Ahead of the inaugural two-plus-two dialogue, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held separate meetings with US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis respectively.

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday that he is ready to discuss "anything" during the inaugural two-plus-two dialogue and anticipates that the issue of the purchase of S-400 Russian missile system would be brought up by the Indian delegation.

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold the first high-level two-plus-two talks with their US counterparts Mike Pompeo and Jim Mattis, with boosting cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and finalizing a pact on encrypted defence technologies high on the agenda.

India is likely to give its approval to a landmark military communications agreement with the United States during high-level talks on Thursday, two government defence sources said, laying the ground for Washington to sell sensitive defence equipment.

The United States and India will seek to finalise a number of defence agreements during high-level talks this week that aim to draw their two militaries closer and counter-balance China's influence in the region. US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold talks with Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minist...

A number of key issues such as the US' sanctions on import of Iranian crude oil, boosting cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and finalising a pact on encrypted defence technologies will be the focus of the inaugural high-level two-plus-two talks between India and the US in Delhi on Thursday, official sources said.

Ahead of the maiden two-plus-two dialogue between India and the United States, top homeland security officials of the two countries have worked on a draft plan related to six areas, including anti-terror cooperation in intelligence sharing, terror financing and cyber security.

India is expected to convey to the US during the upcoming 'two-plus-two' talks that it is going ahead with the Rs. 40,000 crore deal with Russia, to procure a batch of S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems, notwithstanding the American sanctions on military transactions with Moscow, official sources said today.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today held talks with his Australian counterpart Marise Payne ahead of the inaugural 'two-plus-two' ministerial dialogue between the two countries.

India and Australia are expected to focus extensively on further ramping up the overall defence and security ties and boost strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific at their inaugural two-plus-two ministerial dialogue on September 11.

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday boarded the flight for the trip to India for the third edition of the two-plus-two ministerial dialogue, that begins in New Delhi. The visit comes a week before the American presidential election scheduled on November 3.

The third edition of the two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US on October 27 will entail a comprehensive discussion on cross-cutting bilateral issues as well as deliberations on regional and global developments, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said today.

India will host the third edition of the two-plus-two ministerial dialogue with the US on October 27, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Wednesday.

The third edition of the two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US is expected to take place on October 26 and 27 here during which both sides are likely to carry out a comprehensive review of their strategic cooperation, people familiar with the development said on Thursday.

Indian and US officials carried out a comprehensive review of defence, security and key foreign policy issues under the framework of ''two-plus-two'' dialogue between the two strategic partners.

Ahead of the inaugural two-plus-two dialogue, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held separate meetings with US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis respectively.

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday that he is ready to discuss "anything" during the inaugural two-plus-two dialogue and anticipates that the issue of the purchase of S-400 Russian missile system would be brought up by the Indian delegation.

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold the first high-level two-plus-two talks with their US counterparts Mike Pompeo and Jim Mattis, with boosting cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and finalizing a pact on encrypted defence technologies high on the agenda.

India is likely to give its approval to a landmark military communications agreement with the United States during high-level talks on Thursday, two government defence sources said, laying the ground for Washington to sell sensitive defence equipment.

The United States and India will seek to finalise a number of defence agreements during high-level talks this week that aim to draw their two militaries closer and counter-balance China's influence in the region. US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold talks with Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minist...

A number of key issues such as the US' sanctions on import of Iranian crude oil, boosting cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region and finalising a pact on encrypted defence technologies will be the focus of the inaugural high-level two-plus-two talks between India and the US in Delhi on Thursday, official sources said.

Ahead of the maiden two-plus-two dialogue between India and the United States, top homeland security officials of the two countries have worked on a draft plan related to six areas, including anti-terror cooperation in intelligence sharing, terror financing and cyber security.

India is expected to convey to the US during the upcoming 'two-plus-two' talks that it is going ahead with the Rs. 40,000 crore deal with Russia, to procure a batch of S-400 Triumf air defence missile systems, notwithstanding the American sanctions on military transactions with Moscow, official sources said today.