Former U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, during his visit to India, in January, 2002 When respective Foreign and Defence portfolio holders of United States and India, concluded their latest round of bilateral meetings in New Delhi few days ago, an inference on reinforcing Indo-US ties strengthened. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar led the Indian delegation; Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken represented the US. This was the fourth “2+2” India-US Ministerial Dialogue. The event was preceded by a virtual meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden. The spectrum for cooperation in defence, intelligence, cyber security, and national security to technology, agriculture, space research, education, and peace efforts has grown remarkably. Nevertheless, the greatest obstacle to deeper partnership is wishful thinking about what it can achieve. ...
