During a Friday press conference, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said talks with Indian officials had been “very productive” as he concluded a 9-day diplomatic tour addressing the Israel–Hamas conflict. On his third visit to India this year, Mr. Blinken was joined by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to meet with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh for the annual “two-plus-two” talks between the countries, which center on defense and security cooperation. “We continue—India and the United States—to deepen our partnership, to deepen our collaboration on everything from emerging technologies to defense to people-to-people ties, as well as our shared diplomacy to try to advance an Indo-Pacific region that’s free, that’s open, that’s prosperous, that’s resilient,” Mr. Blinken said....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/blinken-positive-after-talks-with-india-on-china-middle-east-5527474