Top US diplomat Wendy Sherman arrives in New Delhi

On Wednesday, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will meet Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to review the India-U.S. bilateral agenda and outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the USA.

New Delhi: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday for engagements covering bilateral, regional and global issues. Her two-day India visit comes days after Prime Minister Modi held a bilateral summit with US President Joe Biden.

On Wednesday, Sherman will meet Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to review the India-U.S. bilateral agenda and outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the USA. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, they will exchange views on regional issues about South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region and contemporary global issues.

Sherman and Shringla will also participate in a special session of the India-Ideas Summit organised by the US India Business Council (USIBC) on the same day.

She will also call on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

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Deputy Secretary Sherman’s visit will be a useful opportunity to continue the regular dialogue and further strengthen the India-U.S. Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, the MEA said.

Sherman's visit to India assumes significance as the growing axis between Taliban, Pakistan and China could prove to be a threat for India. Moreover, India and the US are also scheduled to hold their first 2+2 summit under the Biden administration in November this year.

Sherman will fly to Islamabad to meet with the officials in Pakistan on October 7-8.