After calling India's response to the Ukraine 'shaky', US now says it will be in New Delhi's own interest to not increase import of Russian oil. India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar says the West should focus on Europe's oil imports instead.

Gravitas: India, U.S. 2+2 dialogues

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting on Monday to review the ongoing bilateral cooperation. They will also exchange views on the recent developments in South Asia, the Indo-Pacific region and global issues of mutual interest, according to the press statement released by India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday.

Modi, Biden to hold virtual meeting on Monday amid tensions over Russian ties

In the first high-level engagements between the Modi government and the Joe Biden administration, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while National Security Adviser Ajit Doval talked to his American counterpart Jake Sullivan on Wednesday, broadly focusing on key regional and global challenges like combating terrorism and ensuring peace in the Indo-Pacific region.

Indo-US ties: NSA Ajit Doval talks to US counterpart Jake Sullivan

Highlighting the "strong bipartisan support" in the US "to strengthen its strategic partnership with India", India's foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday that India was looking to work with the new US Administration to "further strengthening and consolidating this multifaceted relationship for our mutual benefit and economic prosperity.

Looking forward to work with new US administration: Foreign Secretary Shringla

United States' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be visiting India for the 3rd edition of India-US 2+2 dialogue starting on October 26.

US' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit India for 3rd edition of 2+2 dialogue

India will be hosting the third India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on 27 October 2020 in New Delhi. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper will be visiting India on 26-27 October 2020 to participate in the Dialogue. From the Indian side, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will lead the delegations from the Ministries of Defence and External Affairs, respectively.

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