Concluding his visit, he told reporters here, “Did this raise the level of Two Plus Two? I think the conversation between the Prime Minister and the President proved helpful to us when we were sitting there ourselves.” Responding to a question, Jaishankar said, “In many ways, he clearly laid out the direction and outline of what is expected of Two Plus Two. Obviously it helped. But I would say two plus two is still two plus two, that two plus two is not plus one.”
In response to another question, Jaishankar said that Americans differentiate between China and India. He said that absolutely he does. Referring to the recent meeting with his Chinese counterpart in New Delhi, Jaishankar said the two leaders shared their analysis on the developments.
‘There has been a big change in Indo-US relations’
There has been a big change in Indo-US relations. “It really allows us to take a lot more steps and engage with each other in a very different way than we were 10 years ago or even 20 years ago,” he said. Jake Sullivan, his bilateral with Blinken, Commerce Minister and US Trade Representative, overseeing his discussions with Biden administration officials with two plus two ministerial talks, said the discussions largely focused on the situation in Ukraine.
“The US side presented its point of view, its analysis, what they think is likely to happen,” he said. Issues such as conflict and peace, the diplomacy involved, peace talks, progress or lack of progress came to the fore.” and discussed about the global economy.
‘The developments in neighboring countries were also discussed’
Jaishankar said that the developments in neighboring countries were also discussed. The External Affairs Minister said, “There was interest in developments in the Indian subcontinent, difficulties have arisen in Sri Lanka. There has been a change in Pakistan. There was a little discussion on what happened in Nepal, Myanmar recently.
Source: navbharattimes.indiatimes.com
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