External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his US counterpart Antony Blinken in Washington DC on Tuesday, October 1, news agency PTI reported. The duo engaged in discussions focused on deepening bilateral cooperation and other pressing global issues. This meeting marks Jaishankar’s first visit to the US capital since the formation of the third Narendra Modi government.

In a post on social media platform X, Jaishankar expressed his "delight" over the discussions, which also covered the situation in West Asia, the recent developments in the Indian subcontinent, the Indo-Pacific region, and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. He noted that the talks followed up on the recent bilateral and Quad meetings that took place in Delaware, where Prime Minister Modi had met US President Joe Biden.