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July 24, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay his first trip since taking office to India, officials said Friday, as worries escalate about Afghanistan in a country increasingly aligned with Washington.
In his talks Wednesday in New Delhi, Blinken will discuss topics including “recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indo-Pacific region, Afghanistan and cooperation in the UN,” India’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
The US State Department said Blinken will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and afterward stop for talks in Kuwait.
It will be the first time since becoming the top US diplomat that Blinken will travel to India, which since the late 1990s has moved increasingly close to the United States as the world’s two largest democracies see shared interests on a rising China, Islamist extremism and other challenges.
US Secretary to visit India amid Afghanistan withdrawal
July 24, 2021
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay his first visit to India after taking his office, the State Department said on Friday, as worries escalate about Afghanistan in a country increasingly aligned with Washington.
The State Department said US Secretary Blinken would meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday in New Delhi before a stop in Kuwait.
It would be the first time that a top US diplomat would travel to India after the late 1990s, in which the two countries have increasingly become close to each other to share interests on rising China, militancy and other challenges.
Blinken to visit India amid Afghanistan withdrawal
July 24, 2021
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay his first visit to India after taking his office, the State Department said on Friday, as worries escalate about Afghanistan in a country increasingly aligned with Washington.
The State Department said US Secretary Blinken would meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Wednesday in New Delhi before a stop in Kuwait.
It would be the first time that a top US diplomat would travel to India after the late 1990s, in which the two countries have increasingly become close to each other to share interests on rising China, militancy and other challenges.
Blinken To Seek India s Support In Stabilizing Afghanistan During Upcoming Trip To South Asia
July 24, 2021
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with leaders of India next week to discuss support for Afghanistan as the withdrawal of U.S. forces nears completion and concern grows over the country’s stability.
Blinken will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on July 28, the State Department said on July 23.
Blinken will be seeking India s support in stabilizing Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrawal is completed at the end of August, said Dean Thompson, the top U.S. diplomat for South Asia.
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