U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will hold talks with India this week that officials say will focus on security challenges in the Indo-Pacific and concerns over China, rather than the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference after participating in G7 ministerial meetings in Tokyo, Japan, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/PoolNEW DELHI/WASHINGTON, Nov 8 -
China and the larger Indo-Pacific will be the "key focus points", said an Indian government official aware of the agenda, adding that defence collaboration, including joint development of defence equipment would also be discussed.Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to speak to the media.
India's ties with the U.S. have grown steadily stronger on several fronts, and it has close strategic links with Israel. But New Delhi has also carefully preserved longstanding relations with Russia, and improved economic relationships with oil and gas producing countries in the Middle East. "Our differing approaches to Bangladesh's upcoming election, how we are separately engaging the junta in Myanmar, the new "pro-China" government in Maldives, and potential instability in Sri Lanka and Nepal" are of greater interest to India and more directly linked to ties with the U.S., Rossow said.
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