WASHINGTON: A top US official has said that his country looks forward to doing everything it can to help India make the G20 presidency a success and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a meeting of foreign ministers of the grouping next week. Will participate in the important meeting to be held in New Delhi. He said that Blinken will also participate in the important meeting of foreign ministers of the Quad group in Delhi, along with his Indian counterpart Foreign Minister S. Will also hold bilateral talks with Jaishankar.
India took over the presidency of the G-20 group on December 1 last year. The top US diplomat will be on a three-day official visit to New Delhi from March 1 to 3. Assistant Foreign Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs Ramin Toloui told reporters here, “Blinken looks forward to the visit to Delhi as part of India’s G-20 presidency. We look forward to all possible help in making India’s G-20 presidency a success.
There is no dearth of shared challenges and we look forward to deepening our partnership with other G20 member countries to address these. Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, said that during his stay in New Delhi, EAM met his Indian counterpart S. Will meet Jaishankar. “They will talk about our strategic cooperation and partnership, but also focus on how we’re doing in the Asian Quad, what we’re doing on defense cooperation, and the White House and (India) cooperation,” he said. k) What are the initiatives for critical and emerging technologies being run from the Prime Minister’s Office?
Lu said, “On March 3, the US Secretary of State will also participate in the meeting of foreign ministers of the Asian Quad countries US, India, Japan, and Australia. Blinken will participate in a panel discussion at the ‘Raisina Dialogue’ after the Quad ministerial-level meeting, he said. Lu said that many important issues will be discussed during the Quad meeting. Against the backdrop of China’s growing military presence in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region, in November 2017, India, Japan, the US, and Australia formed the “Quad Group” with the intention of developing a new strategy to keep this vital sea route free from any influence. had given shape to the pending proposal for setting up
China claims almost all of the disputed area in the South China Sea, while Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, and Vietnam also claim parts of it. China has built artificial islands and military installations in the South China Sea. China also has territorial disputes with Japan in the East China Sea. “I think we’ll hear about what they’re doing on humanitarian aid, disaster relief,” Lu said. We’ll hear about what they’re doing to improve security in the Indo-Pacific in the area of maritime domain awareness.
We’ll talk about achievements in vaccine diplomacy and hear about the launch of the Quad and a recent trade and investment forum. Giving details of the visit, Touloi said the G-20 aims to bring together the world’s major economies in tackling common challenges. “We will discuss other issues like food security, energy security, health security, climate crisis, development, humanitarian challenges, and proliferation of illegal drugs, which require international coordination,” he said.
Responding to a question on India-Russia relations, Lu expressed hope that India would use its influence with Russia to end the conflict, and as stated by External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, India will abide by the principles of the UN Charter. Will help end the conflict while upholding territorial integrity and sovereignty. Lu said, “We have said before that Foreign Minister Blinken has said that the India-Russia relationship has a long and complex history since the Cold War, which has been deep and continuous for many decades.
