2+2 dialogue                                                                                    

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Context: The External Affairs Minister and Defence Minister will be visiting the United States for the “2+2” dialogue with U.S. Secretary of State and Defence Secretary.

• The Dialogue would enable both sides to undertake a comprehensive review of cross cutting issues in the India-US bilateral agenda related to foreign policy, defence and security with the objective of providing strategic guidance and vision for further consolidating the relationship.

2+2 Dialogue mechanism:

• The ‘two plus two dialogue’ is an expression used to indicate that two appointed ministers from each country, (ministers of defence and external affairs in India’s case) will meet up to discuss the two countries’ strategic and security interests.
• Goal:To establish a diplomatic conversation between the two countries’.
• India conduct 2+2 dialogue with , Japan and Australlia.
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Other High-level dialogue mechanisms between India-U.S.:

India and the U.S. have more than 50 bilateral inter-governmental dialogue mechanisms for exchange of views on issues of mutual interest.

A number of such dialogue mechanisms are held at the Ministerial level including:

• India-U.S. Commercial Dialogue: The India-U.S. Commercial Dialogue is led by the Minister of Commerce and Industry (CIM) and the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
• India – U.S. Economic and Financial Partnership: The India – U.S. Economic and Financial Partnership is led by the Finance Minister (FM) and the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
• India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum: The India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum is led by CIM and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
• India-U.S. Strategic Energy Partnership: The India-U.S. Strategic Energy Partnership is led by the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and the U.S. Secretary of Energy.
• India-U.S. Homeland Security Dialogue (HSD):The India-U.S. Homeland Security Dialogue is led by the Minister of Home Affairs and the Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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