External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Washington DC spent a significant part of his visit focused on discussing Russia’s war on Ukraine and the consequences of that — particularly the energy and food insecurity caused by the conflict and the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, he said.
“Obviously, a lot of our time went to the situation in Ukraine,” Mr. Jaishankar told members of the Indian press at a news conference on the final day of his visit to the capital. The Minister participated in the India-U.S. ‘2+2’ foreign and defence minister dialogues on Monday and held meetings with Biden administration officials on Tuesday. The list included U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai.
Biden administration officials did not have a specific communication or message for India to pass on to Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Mr. Jaishankar.
