EAM meets US Director of National Intelligence, discusses India-US strategic partnership

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who is on his visit to the United States met with US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and held discussions to boost further India-US strategic partnership.

 

"A pleasure to catch up with an old friend, US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, this morning. The conversation covered working together to further India-US strategic partnership," Jaishankar tweeted.

 

 

 

Apart from Avril. Jaishankar also met White House National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan. Sullivan gave the information about the meet via social media. They discussed a myriad of issues including the Ukraine war and a free and open Indo-Pacific amid Chinese assertiveness in the region.

 

 

 

Apart from it, they also exchanged views on addressing the current global economic volatility.

 

 

 

"Sullivan and Jaishankar reviewed progress in the US-India strategic partnership and exchanged views on global and regional priorities, including the implications of Russia's aggression against Ukraine and its impact on food and energy insecurity around the world," read a White House press release.

 

NSA Sullivan also said that he is looking forward to India's G20 presidency. Both of them also discussed approaches to promoting debt sustainability and advancing a free, open, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

 

Earlier on Monday, US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met Jaishankar to discuss the US-India commercial relationship and welcomed the government of India's participation in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).

 

The US Secretary also appreciated Jaishankar's views on IPEF going forward and emphasized the need for an ambitious and high-standard outcome as she underlined working closely with India in the discussions ahead, the official statement by the US Department of Commerce read.

 

The talks between the two ministers also covered resilient supply chains, high technology cooperation, semiconductors and business promotion in Washington as Jaishankar is in the US on a 10-day visit to hold bilateral consultations with several US cabinet ministers.

 

Notably, Jaishankar also met US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon where he was welcomed in an enhanced honour cordon ceremony on Monday.