Washington D.C./New Delhi: the US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to New Delhi, India and Kuwait City, Kuwait between July 26-29, 2021 to “reaffirm the United States’ commitment to strengthening our partnerships and underscore cooperation on our shared priorities”.
This is Blinken’s first visit to India after assuming charge as U.S. Secretary of State.
According the the US State Department release, in New Delhi on July 28, Blinken will meet with External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss a wide range of issues including continued cooperation on COVID-19 response efforts, Indo-Pacific engagement, shared regional security interests, shared democratic values, and addressing the climate crisis. The MEA stated that he will also meet the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
“Secretary Blinken’s visit is an opportunity to continue the high-level bilateral dialogue and bolster the India-US global strategic partnership,” the MEA stated in New Delhi today and added that discussions will also focus on regional issues of mutual interest including Afghanistan.
Blinken will travel on July 28 to Kuwait City where he will meet with senior Kuwaiti officials to continue discussions of key bilateral issues that underscore the importance of our 60 years of diplomatic ties.
– global bihari bureau
