New Delhi: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday met US NSA Jake Sullivan, who is on a two-day visit to India. The meeting was focused on enhancing bilateral, regional, and global cooperation. Jaishankar in a social media post acknowledged Sullivan’s role in strengthening the India-US partnership over the past four years.
Taking to social media platform X, Jaishankar wrote: “Delighted to meet US NSA @JakeSullivan46 in New Delhi today morning. Continued our ongoing discussions on deepening bilateral, regional, and global cooperation. Valued the openness of our conversations in the last four years. Appreciated his personal contribution to forging a closer and stronger India-US partnership.”
Sullivan to meet NSA Ajit Doval
Sullivan is visiting India from January 5-6 for high-level discussions, including a meeting with NSA Ajit Doval. The discussions are likely to cover areas such as space, defence, strategic technology cooperation, and shared security priorities in the Indo-Pacific region.
A statement from US National Security Council spokesperson Sean Savett noted: “National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to New Delhi, India, on January 5-6 for a capstone meeting with Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The meeting will span a range of issues across the breadth of the US-India partnership—from space, defence, and strategic technology cooperation to shared security priorities in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.”
Final visit as US NSA
Sullivan during his visit will also deliver a speech at IIT Delhi on the India-US innovation alliance under the iCET (Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology) framework. This is Sullivan’s final trip to the Indo-Pacific as US NSA. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby expressed enthusiasm about the visit, calling it “critical” to strengthening ties at this juncture.
