Washington DC [US]: United States’ Underneath Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the USA Allison Hooker will go to New Delhi and Bengaluru from December 7 to 11, an announcement by the US Embassy stated.
Underneath Secretary Hooker’s go to will deal with advancing the US-India strategic partnership, deepening financial and industrial ties, together with growing American exports, and fostering collaboration in rising applied sciences, together with synthetic intelligence and house exploration.
Whereas in New Delhi, Underneath Secretary Hooker will meet with senior Indian officers to debate regional safety, financial cooperation, and shared priorities within the Indo-Pacific, together with via the International Workplace Consultations with International Secretary Vikram Misri. In Bengaluru, she is going to go to the Indian Area Analysis Organisation and meet leaders from India’s dynamic house, vitality, and expertise sectors to advertise innovation in US-India analysis partnerships and to discover alternatives for expanded cooperation, as per the assertion.
Underneath Secretary Hooker’s go to marks one other step ahead in advancing US President Donald Trump’s priorities for a robust US-India partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific, as per the assertion.
In the meantime, on December 6, India and the USA have unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its kinds and manifestations, together with cross-border terrorism and renewed their dedication to strengthening multilateral cooperation within the subject of countering terrorism, together with within the UN, Quad and the Monetary Motion Job Pressure (FATF).
The 2 nations held the twenty first Assembly of the India-USA Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism (CT) and the seventh Designations Dialogue right here on December 3.
The 2 sides known as for extra designations of ISIS and al-Qa’ida associates, and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and their proxy teams, supporters, sponsors, financiers and backers, beneath the UN 1267 sanctions regime, guaranteeing their members face a world asset freeze, journey ban, and arms embargo.
India and the USA strongly condemned the terrorist assault in Pahalgam on April 22 and the latest heinous terror incident close to the Purple Fort, New Delhi, on November 10 and confused that these answerable for terrorism needs to be held accountable.
The conferences underscored the significance of bilateral cooperation in countering terrorism, reflecting the spirit and breadth of the India-USA Complete World Strategic Partnership, a Ministry of Exterior Affairs launch stated.