Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to visit U.S. from May 27-29; military cooperation on agenda
Mr. Misri's visit is a follow up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the U.S. in February this year, when both nations had launched the India-U.S. COMPACT (Catalysing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology) for the 21st Century, according to Ministry of External Affairs' statement.
The MEA stated, 'Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri will be visiting Washington, D.C., USA from 27-29 May 2025 to meet senior officials of the US Administration. The visit is a follow up to Prime Minister's visit to the United States in February 2025, when both sides had launched the India-U.S. COMPACT (Catalysing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology) for the 21st Century.'
India and the U.S. bolstered their ties during PM Modi's two-day visit with a series of initiatives across several sectors. US President Donald Trump and PM Modi had launched a new initiative -'US-India COMPACT for the 21st Century' - to drive transformative change across key pillars of cooperation.
This was PM Modi's first visit to the U.S. since President Donald Trump's inauguration of the second Presidential term in January. To further advance defence ties, the leaders had announced plans to sign this year a new ten-year Framework for the U.S.-India Major Defence Partnership in the 21st Century.
Highlighting the deepening convergence of U.S.-India strategic interests, the leaders had reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to a dynamic defence partnership spanning multiple domains, according to joint statement released after their bilateral meeting.
The leaders committed to designate senior representatives to advance these negotiations and to ensure that the trade relationship fully reflects the aspirations of the COMPACT.
(With inputs from ANI)
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