US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stand during a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, Oct 26, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper are scheduled to hold a 2+2 ministerial dialogue with their Indian counterparts in New Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting, marking the last major diplomatic and strategic move from the United States just a week before the US presidential election, certainly comes laden with meaning.
The Indian side said last week that the agenda for the annual dialogue, the third since 2018, will cover bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest, while media reports say the US is likely to sign the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement with India at the meeting.
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