US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Donald Lu went to Delhi, India after a two-day visit to Bangladesh. In the meantime, he has met with high-ranking officials of the Indian government in Delhi. In addition to mutual cooperation in security, energy and space were also discussed.

The Times of India reported on Tuesday (September 17) that the US State Department released a media note on Monday regarding Donald Lu's visit to India. Lu's meeting with Indian officials was referred to as the 'US-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue'.

Indian Foreign Office spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted some pictures on social media about this.

Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, and Chief Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah P. were US representatives in the meeting. royal

Two senior officials from India participated in the talks. They are - External Affairs Ministry Joint Secretary Nagaraj Naidu and India's Ministry of Defense International Cooperation Joint Secretary Visvesh Negi.

This discussion is about mutual cooperation. The four discussed defence, space and civil aviation, eco-friendly energy cooperation and industrial and logistics coordination. The officials also discussed various recent issues in the Indo-Pacific and the world. This includes a viable and sustainable peaceful solution in Ukraine. They also supported the ceasefire and humanitarian aid in Gaza.

Donald Lu and Jedidiah P. reiterated America's commitment to further enhance the ongoing partnership with India and expand people-to-people ties. royal There have been such meetings between India and America before. The meeting was held six times. The US media note did not mention whether Bangladesh was discussed this time.