Mike Pompeo, Mark Esper meet PM Narendra Modi

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi following the US-India 2+2 Ministerial dialogue on Tuesday, as per ANI.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, EAM S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval were also present during the meeting, as per ANI report.

Earlier on Tuesday, India and the US had inked a landmark defence agreement that will allow the sharing of high-end military technology, classified satellite data and critical information between the two countries.

Pompeo speaking ahead of the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said, “Our leaders & citizens see with increasing clarity that Chinese Communist Party is no friend to democracy, rule of law, transparency… I’m glad to say India & US are taking all steps to strengthen cooperation against all threats & not just those posed by CCP,” as per ANI report.

The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper are currently on a visit to India. The two countries have been signing major agreements to boost bilateral defence and military ties, and have also conducted military drills in the Indo-Pacific region to curtail the rising influence of China.

During his visit, Mike Pompeo representing the US engaged in a 2+2 Ministerial dialogue and stated the US will stand with India as they confront threats to their sovereignty.