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Delhi 2+2 Dialogue Live Updates: Mike Pompeo, James Mattis Meet PM Modi

For the 2+2 dialogue, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Delhi yesterday.

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All India Edited by Abhimanyu Bose

Updated : September 06, 2018 11:10 pm IST

India-US 2+2 Dialogue: James Mattis, Mike Pompeo meet PM Modi.

New Delhi:

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held the first high-level 2+2 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. All four of them also met PM Modi. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Delhi yesterday for the talk. Sushma Swaraj received Mr Pompeo, while Ms Sitharaman welcomed Jim Mattis at the Palam airport, reflecting the importance of the talks, which are being held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan in the national capital.

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford is also part of the US delegation. The External Affairs Minister will have a separate bilateral meeting with Mr Pompeo while Ms Sitharaman will have a one-on-one meeting with Mr Mattis on Thursday morning before the delegation-level two-plus-two talks. In the afternoon, Sushma Swaraj, Nirmala Sitharaman, Mike Pompeo and James Mattis will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Here are the live updates on inaugural 2+2 dialogue:

Sep 06, 2018 23:10 (IST)

Sep 06, 2018 22:50 (IST)

India and the US also pledged to expand their bilateral trade and economic partnership with a view to promoting investment and job creation.

According to a joint statement issued after the inaugural India-US Ministerial 2+2 Dialogue, the two nations also agreed to work collectively with other partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region to support transparent, responsible and sustainable debt financing practices in infrastructure development.

Sep 06, 2018 21:53 (IST)

We want trade balance, trade deficit US has in trade with India,to be rectified. They've made progress on that. They're going to buy more energy products&aircraft from US.We appreciate It. But gap will remain&so urging them to do all they can to narrow it: Mike Pompeo

Sep 06, 2018 21:34 (IST)

India and the US have also agreed to work together to secure Nuclear Suppliers Group's membership for India at the earliest.

Sep 06, 2018 21:27 (IST)

Calling for a free and open Indo-Pacific, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that both India and the US should continue to ensure the freedom of the seas and the skies.

Speaking to media after the 2+2 Dialogue between India and the US, Mr Pompeo stressed on the need for upholding peaceful resolution of territorial maritime disputes, promoting market-based economics, supporting good governance, fundamental rights, and liberties, and preventing external economic coercion.

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Sep 06, 2018 21:26 (IST)

"India's leadership in the world supports our shared democratic values regionally and globally. We also recognise the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, renaming US Pacific Command to the US Indo-Pacific Command.

With India as a major defence partner, we are elevating our defence relationship to be on a par with our closest allies as we deepen the broader US-India relationship, enhancing our interoperability, our defence trade, our technology innovation and industrial collaboration, and bolstering our people-to-people bonds," Jim Mattis said while speaking to the media after the India-US 2+2 Dialogue on Thursday.

Sep 06, 2018 21:08 (IST)

Mike Pompeo and James Mattis Thursday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first 2+2 dialogue held between the two countries."The prime minister fondly recalled his interactions with President Trump and requested the secretaries to convey his greetings to him," a brief statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.

Sep 06, 2018 18:28 (IST)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis praised the deepening ties between the world's two largest democracies after their first joint meeting with their Indian counterparts in New Delhi.

The relationship between the United States and India has entered "a new era," Pompeo said, adding that Thursday's meeting is "symbolic of our increasingly close partnership."

Sep 06, 2018 18:09 (IST)

India seeks US partnership to boost various sectors and grow the bilateral trade to $500-600 billion from the current $125 billon with a good strategy under a stipulated time, commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu said.

Sep 06, 2018 17:44 (IST)

We welcome the signing of the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement COMCASA between U.S. and India. This agreement takes US-India Defense partnership to new heights: U.S. Ambassador to India Ken Juster

Sep 06, 2018 17:32 (IST)

Nirmala Sitharaman on US-India 2+2 Dialogue

To enhance our synergies in this area, we have decided to carry out, for the first time, a tri-Services joint exercise with the United States off the eastern coast of India in 2019

The signing of the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) today will enable India to access advanced technologies from the US and enhance India's defence preparedness

USA has renamed its PacificCommand responsible for relations with India as IndoPacificCommand. Reflecting our wider global partnership, we will also enhance our interactions with United States military's CentralCommand

We welcome the US' positive response to India's request to nominate a Point of Contact in the US Department of Defense to help address procedural complexities and facilitate Indian companies to join the manufacturing supply chains of US defence companies

We also identified cooperation in defence innovation as a major area of emphasis for the future. The Memorandum of Intent between our defence innovation agencies is a first step in this direction.

Sep 06, 2018 17:23 (IST)

James Mattis, Mike Pompeo, Sushma Swaraj and Nirmala Sitharaman meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sep 06, 2018 16:59 (IST)

India-US also discussed the contentious H-1B visa. Talking about her bilateral meeting with Mike Pompeo before the 2+2 dialogue, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said they reviewed the direction of the Indo-US relations in recent months and exchanged views on a number of regional issues of shared concern.

Sep 06, 2018 16:46 (IST)

US and Indian militaries will carry out large-scale joint exercises off India next year, top officials said Thursday.

The drills would be a first of sorts -- the two countries' forces have not previously trained simultaneously in the air, on the land and at sea.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the announcement at the end of a summit with US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Sep 06, 2018 16:37 (IST)

5 Point Explainer: India, United States Sign COMCASA - Landmark Defence Pact
In what is being seen as a crucial military and political engagement, India and the United States have signed a path-breaking agreement COMCASA or Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement on Thursday. The agreement will allow India to get advanced encrypted military technology and hardware from the United States.

Sep 06, 2018 16:16 (IST)

We will continue working together, join hands and expand India's role as a primary major defence partner, to elevate our relationship to a level to commence with our closest allies and partners: US Secretary of State James Mattis

Sep 06, 2018 16:06 (IST)

US and India have drawn closer in recent years, seeking ways to counter-balance China's spreading influence across Asia, notably in Pakistan, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean

Sep 06, 2018 16:05 (IST)

India and US sign the COMCASA (Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement) after the inaugural 2+2 Dialogue.

Sep 06, 2018 15:58 (IST)

Addressing a joint press conference, Sushma Swaraj expressed satisfaction over the agenda of the inaugural dialogue while giving the details of the deliberations.

While Mike Pompeo termed the 'Communications, Compatibility, Security Agreement (COMCASA)' agreement a "milestone" in the relationship, Nirmala Sitharaman asserted that the pact will enhance India's defence capability and preparedness.

Sep 06, 2018 15:00 (IST)

"Defence came out as the single-most important aspect of our discussions today," the Indian Defence Minister said

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