India US 2+2 ministerial dialogue

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India and the United States of America will hold the 4th 2+2 ministerial dialogue in the United States on 11 April 2022.

• The dialogue will be held between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar with  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin respectively.

• India and the United States decided to start  2+2 dialogue  during Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visit to the U.S in June 2017.

• The first meeting was held in September 2018. 

•  India holds 2+2 meeting with Australia and Japan also 

In the United States Foreign Minister is  called the Secretary of State  and the Defence Minister is called the Secretary of Defence.