2+2 Dialogue

India-Japan partnership good for Indo-Pacific region: EAM Jaishankar

A stronger India-Japan partnership is good for each other as well as for the Indo-Pacific region and the global order, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the 2+2 Dialogue along with their counterparts from Japan -- Foreign Affairs Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Defence Minister Hamada Yasukazu -- on Thursday. "Noted the progress in various facets of bilateral cooperation. Discussed current regional and global issues. Agreed to expand and intensify our consultations," Jaishankar tweeted Thursday after concluding a "strategic dialogue" with his Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa. "A stronger India-Japan partnership is good for each other, for Indo-Pacific and the global order," he added. Japan and India are members of the Quad - which includes the US and Australia - a strategic grouping considered by some as a counter to China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. China claims nearly all of the disputed South

Rajnath Singh, S Jaishankar to visit Japan for 2+2 bilateral dialogue: MEA

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Japan this week to attend the next edition of '2+2' dialogue with their Japanese counterparts, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday. It said the two sides will further explore new initiatives to strengthen the bilateral partnership. "Defence Minister Rajnath Singh an External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Japan for the second India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Meeting from September 7-10," the MEA said in a statement. "During the visit, the ministers will also hold the Defence Ministerial Meeting and Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with their counterparts, Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi respectively," it said. The MEA said India-Japan special strategic and global partnership is based on shared values of democracy, freedom and respect for rule of law. Singh began a visit to Mongolia on Monday and he wi

Had 'incredibly productive' session of 2+2, says US State Secy Blinken

The just-concluded India US 2+2 Ministerial was "incredibly productive", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

Blinken calls 4th India-US 2+2 dialogue 'momentous' in global affairs

US Secretary of State Blinken on Monday said that these meetings played a key role in strengthening bilateral ties

2+2 dialogue: Rajnath Singh to meet US counterpart at Pentagon today

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who arrived in Washington DC on Sunday as part of his five-day US visit will meet his US counterpart Lloyd J Austin III at the Pentagon on Monday.

Details being worked out, date not finalised: MEA on India-US 2+2 dialogue

The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said the India-US 2+2 dialogue was unlikely this year and details were being worked out for it but a date had not yet been finalised. The last meeting of the 2+2 dialogue was held in New Delhi last year and the next meeting is to be hosted by the US in Washington. The 2+2 ministerial dialogue takes place between foreign and defence ministers of both the sides. Asked when would the dialogue be held and if any dates had been finalised, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "This year has 15 more days (left), I don't think it is going to be this year." "Our dialogue and engagement with the US has been quite intense, regular and we look forward to holding the next 2+2 ministerial meeting with the US. Details are being worked out but I am afraid we haven't got a date as yet to share with you," he said.

Russian FM arrives in New Delhi ahead of inaugural 2+2 dialogue

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday arrived in New Delhi ahead of the inaugural meeting of the 2 + 2 dialogue mechanism at the level of the foreign and defence ministers.The agenda for the newly instituted format dialogue between India and Russia will cover "political and defence issues of mutual interest"."The agenda for the dialogue will cover political and defence issues of mutual interest. The establishment of this new mechanism of two plus two dialogue is expected to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries," Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had said last month.On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will also hold the 21st annual India-Russia summit.It will be the first face-to-face meeting between Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after the meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in November 2019.On Saturday, the Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev ..

India-Russia 2+2 dialogue to cover political, defence issues: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the agenda will cover 'political and defence issues of mutual interest'

India-US 2+2 dialogue likely to take place in November

The 2+2 dialogue between India and the United States is expected to take place in November and the two countries will hold a meeting of the Defence Policy Group (DPG) soon, sources said.They said that India and the US will have a series of engagements and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar will be visiting the United States. A counter-terrorism and designation dialogue between the two countries will be held soon, the sources added.The third India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue was held in New Delhi in October last year. The DPG is the apex official-level meeting mechanism between India's Defence Ministry and the US Department of Defence. It reviews and guides all aspects of bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited the United States last month for a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden. He had also taken part in the first in-person Quad leaders' Summit and addressed the UN General ...

India, Australia to hold first-ever 2+2 ministerial dialogue today

India will host the first-ever 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Australia on Saturday in New Delhi.

India, Japan to hold 2+2 talks amid aggressive China in Indo-Pacific

India and Japan are planning to hold a '2+2' format meeting of foreign and defence ministers in Tokyo later this month, Japanese media reported

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US stands with India in its efforts to defend sovereignty, liberty: Pompeo

The two countries inked a total of five agreements, including the long-negotiated Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) that will allow sharing of high-end military technology

Beyond 2+2

India must secure its own regional interests as well

India, US ask Pak to take 'irreversible action' against terrorists

Statement after 2+2 dialogue asks Pakistan to take action against gangster Dawood Ibrahim's criminal network and terrorist networks like al-Qaeda, Islamic State, and Lashkar-e-Taiba,

India, US discuss 5G technology, risks posed by Chinese-made telecom giants

President Donald Trump has asked American firms to stop doing business with Chinese telecom giant Huawei, alleging that it was a tool of Chinese intelligence

India, US agree to expand bilateral cooperation at second 2+2 dialogue

The first 2+2 dialogue was held in New Delhi in September last year after the mechanism was approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.

First Indo-US 2+2 dialogue on American soil to be productive: Officials

It is very well possible that the two countries formally sign the Industrial Security Annex to the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA-ISA).

Maritime ties to be focus of first 2+2 dialogue between India and Japan

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will head the Indian delegation

2+2 steps forward, one step back

An important Indo-US agreement signed, but thorny issues remain