India-US working to address regional, global challenges: Blinken after Jaishankar meeting

The United States and India are working together to address regional and global challenges, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken met External AffairsExternal AffairsExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Washington DC on Tuesday and discussed working together to address regional and global challenges. They met at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the US State Department.

"Together, the US and India are working to address regional and global challenges. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and I met to discuss our continued cooperation on the climate crisis and ways we can promote regional security and prosperity," Blinken said in a post on X after the meeting.

Meanwhile, Jaishankar, who is on his first visit to the US capital since the third Modi government took office, said, "Delighted to hold talks with Blinken in Washington DC. We followed up on the Delaware bilateral and the QUAD meetings. Our discussions also covered deepening bilateral cooperation, the situation in West Asia, recent developments in the Indian subcontinent, the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine."