The situation arising out of the Hamas-Israel conflict and ways to further deepen the India-U.S. strategic partnership figured in talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday morning.
The Jaishankar-Blinken meeting took place ahead of the fifth edition of India-U.S. ‘2+2’ defence and foreign ministerial dialogue.
In a post on ‘X’, the External Affairs Minister described his talks with his U.S. counterpart as “open and productive”.