EAM, Sullivan hold meet, agree to take forward ties

External affairs minister S Jaishankar and US national security advisor Jake Sullivan have recognised the tremendous progress in India-US bilateral relations this year and had discussions to take it forward

- Prashant Jha

In his first official bilateral engagement after arriving in the American capital, Jaishankar met Sullivan on Thursday morning, and subsequently tweeted, "Recognized the tremendous progress in our bilateral relationship this year and discussed taking it forward." The White House, till the time of going to press, hadn't issued a readout of the meeting.Jaishankar is scheduled to meet Secretary of State Antony J Blinken in the State Department later on Thursday.

Jaishankar also met US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday, with the two speaking about the expanding India-US trade and economic relationship and "its broader significance". In the last three months, the two countries have succeeded in resolving all seven of their disputes at WTO through bilateral channels.