Speaking on the upcoming India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue, which will be last meet between the two countries before the US Presidential elections, the government officials have said that the meet will lay down next steps for the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
The US officials have also said that the meeting will focus on four themes -- regional security cooperation, defence information sharing, military-to-military interactions, and defence trade, said the US State Department on Friday.
US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper will have a packed schedule during their India visit.
Pompeo nd Esper will participate in third India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on October 27 and will also have bilateral meetings with their counterparts.
They will also be meeting National Security Agency(NSA) Ajit Doval and will jointly call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.