India, US deepen strategic ties during Vikram Misri’s Washington visit

Strengthening the strategic bridge between New Delhi and Washington Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on ThursdayThe highlevel meeting held at the State Department comes at a pivotal moment for global diplomacy as both nations navigate the complex security landscape in the Middle East and the IndoPacificIn a statement by the US State Department attributed to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott it was noted Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri today in Washington The leaders reaffirmed the close partnership between the two countries and shared news about the situation in the Persian Gulf and other global and regional prioritiesDuring his visit to the United States Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri also met Jacob Helberg Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and discussed deepening IndiaUS tech cooperationSharing the details of his meeting in a post on X MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that they discussed the shared vision for resilient supply chains and collaboration in semiconductors critical minerals quantum AI nuclear energy and next steps in implementing the Pax Silica initiativeForeign Secretary VikramMisri engaged with UnderSecE Jacob Helberg on deepening IndiaUS tech cooperation Discussed shared vision for resilient supply chains and collaboration in semiconductors critical minerals quantum AI nuclear energy and next steps in implementing thehellip pictwittercomoWCljF8HJhmdash Randhir Jaiswal MEAIndia April 10 2026The meeting with Helberg comes on the heels of his visit to India earlier in February when India joined the Pax Silica initiativeEarlier Misri met FBI Director Kash Patel and discussed cooperation in countering terrorism During his meeting with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker the Foreign Secretary discussed working closely on security defence and economyHe also held a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio focused on the bilateral ties ahead of the latters visit to India next monthWelcome to the White House Vikram Misri Productive meeting with Marco Rubio that focused on our bilateral relationship especially trade critical minerals defense and the Quad Secretary Rubio looks forward to visiting India next month Sergio Gor said in a post on XYesterday Misri engaged in a series of highlevel meetings with senior United States officials focusing on the volatile situations in West Asia and the IndoPacific while reviewing strategic defence and trade relationsThe Foreign Secretarys itinerary included significant talks at the Pentagon with Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby This encounter followed their recent dialogue in New Delhi during the IndiaUS Defence Policy Group meeting after Colbys visit to India last month to push forward the bilateral defence partnershipContinuing the focus on security cooperation Misri met with the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Mike DuffeyThese discussions were aimed at bolstering defence industrial ties technology sharing and supply chain integration adhering to the framework of the Major Defence Partnership established last yearBeyond the Pentagon the Foreign Secretary moved to the Department of Commerce for meetings with Under Secretaries Jeffrey Kessler and William Kimmitt The talks were geared towards widening the scope of cooperation in commercial sectors and critical technologies alongside the development of secure supply chainsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever