As the Biden administration allocates more than $100 million in U.S. taxpayer aid to the Palestinian government and aid groups, critics are raising concerns that the State Department cannot ensure this aid won't reach the Iranian-backed terror group Hamas.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met influential American lawmakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties on Thursday and discussed developments pertaining to Quad and the cooperation on vaccines with them. Discussed developments pertaining to Quad and our cooperation on vaccines. Recognise their leadership in building stronger ties, Jaishankar said after his meeting with Congressman Gregory Meeks, who is the chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with its ranking member, Congressman Michael McCaul. The minister also had a good conversation with the co-chairs of the House India Caucus, Congressman Brad Sherman from the Democratic Party and Congressman Steve Chabot from the Republican Party.
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May 28, 2021
Meets senior politicians, Congress members, Director of National Intelligence
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed India-US cooperation in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic and working together to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific in a meeting in Washington on Thursday.
“They welcomed cooperation in recent weeks that resulted in deliveries of over $500 million in COVID-19 relief supplies from the US federal and state governments, US companies, and from private citizens across America for the people of India,” as per a statement by NSC spokesperson Emily Horne.
Will meet Blinken
Jaishankar is expected to take forward the discussion on Covid-19 relief, including supply of vaccines and raw materials for manufacturing of vaccines by the US to India, in his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken later on Friday. The Minister is also scheduled to meet US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and US Tr