India, US explore pacts on technology; soft power; defence for 2+2 meet

India, US explore pacts on technology; soft power; defence for 2+2 meet

New Delhi: India and the United States discussed concluding pacts on technology, people-to-people contact and parliamentary exchanges, besides the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) for geospatial cooperation and aligning positions on security matters during the forthcoming ‘2 plus 2’ talks between the foreign ministers and defence ministers of the two countries in Delhi on … Read more

US deputy secretary of state Stephen Biegun’s visit to help prepare for 2+2 talks

US deputy secretary of state Stephen Biegun’s visit to help prepare for 2+2 talks

New Delhi: US deputy secretary of state Stephen Biegun’s three-day India trip from Monday will help to prepare for 2+2 (foreign + defence) ministerial meet in Delhi on October 26-27that, among other issues, will result in closer contacts between lawmakers of the two sides and widen strategic partnership. Biegun and his Indian counterpart foreign secretary … Read more