US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will be in Delhi on 27th and 28th July with the key focus on Afghanistan, Quad, and the Indo Pacific. This is his first visit to India after taking charge and he is the 2nd Biden Administration official to visit Delhi this year. US state department said, during his Delhi visit he will discuss "a wide range of issues including continued cooperation on COVID-19 response efforts, Indo-Pacific engagement, shared regional security interests, shared democratic values, and addressing the climate crisis." Quad or India, US, Australia, and Japan held the first virtual meet earlier this year, with the key outcome on covid vaccine initative. From Delhi, Blinken will also go to Kuwait.

Source: dna July 23, 2021 17:15 UTC