During his visit to Washington, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held several high-level meetings aimed at deepening India-US ties. He met with FBI Director Kash Patel and discussed cooperation in the fight against terrorism. During the meeting with Allison Hooker, the Secretary of State discussed close cooperation in the field of security, defense and economy.
The Indian Embassy in the US shared details of the meeting in a post on X: “Vikram Misri met FBI Director Mr. Kash Patel today. Both had a useful exchange of views on strong India-US cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organized crime and narcotics.”
Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs Allison Hooker wrote on X: “We met @VikramMisri with Indian Foreign Minister Misri to discuss how we can work more closely together on security, defense and the economy. We are finding practical ways to make Americans and Indians safer and more prosperous, including through the Quad.”
Earlier, he also met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor was also present at the meeting, during which they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries.
“Welcome to the White House, Vikram Misri! Productive meeting with Mark Rubio that focused on our bilateral relationship, especially trade, critical minerals, defense and the Quad. Secretary Rubio looks forward to visiting India next month!” Sergio Gor said in a post on X.
Misri has previously attended a number of high-level meetings with senior United States officials, focusing on the volatile situation in West Asia and the Indo-Pacific, while reviewing strategic defense and trade relations.
The Secretary of State’s itinerary included high-profile meetings at the Pentagon with Assistant Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby. The meeting followed their recent dialogue in New Delhi during the India-US Defense Group meeting following Colby’s visit to India last month to push for a bilateral defense partnership.
Misri continued to focus on security cooperation and met with the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, Mike Duffey.
These discussions focused on strengthening defense industry ties, technology sharing and supply chain integration in line with the Major Defense Partnership framework established last year.
Behind the Pentagon, the Secretary of State moved to the Commerce Department for meetings with Assistant Secretaries Jeffrey Kessler and William Kimmitt.
The talks focused on expanding the scope of cooperation in commercial sectors and critical technologies, along with the development of secure supply chains.
