Context: US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveyed Washington’s strong desire to further enhance the strategic partnership for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.

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• PM Modi outlined his vision for the strategic partnership between the two countries and emphasized the important role of bilateral defence cooperation in India-US ties.
• PM Modi welcomed the warm and close relationship between the two countries, which is rooted in shared values of democracy, pluralism and commitment to a rules-based order.
• Secretary Austin commended India’s leadership role in the Indo-Pacific and growing engagement with like-minded partners across the region to promote shared goals.
• The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to promote a free and open regional order.
• Austin’s arrival in New Delhi marks the first visit by a senior official of the Biden administration which came to power in January.

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