Pentagon’s Sabrina Singh Highlights Strong US-India Partnership and Quad Alliance
Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh emphasized the strong partnership between India and the US, highlighting the Quad alliance’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. During a news briefing, Singh discussed the outcomes of recent high-level meetings, including the US-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue and the Quad Summit.
Key Discussions
Key topics included defense cooperation, space collaboration, and clean energy. The US delegation was co-chaired by Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah P Royal. On the Indian side, Joint Secretary for the Americas Nagaraj Naidu and Joint Secretary for International Cooperation Vishwesh Negi led the discussions.
PM Modi’s Visit
During his visit to the US from September 21-23, PM Narendra Modi attended the Quad Leaders Summit in US President Joe Biden’s hometown, Delaware. He delivered remarks at the United Nations ‘Summit of the Future’ and held bilateral meetings with several leaders.
Doubts Revealed
Pentagon -: The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. It is a big building where important decisions about the US military are made.
Sabrina Singh -: Sabrina Singh is a person who works as the Deputy Press Secretary at the Pentagon. She helps share information about what the Pentagon is doing.
Quad Alliance -: The Quad Alliance is a group of four countries: the United States, India, Japan, and Australia. They work together to keep the Indo-Pacific region safe and free.
Indo-Pacific -: The Indo-Pacific is a large area that includes the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Many countries, including India, are in this region.
2+2 Intersessional Dialogue -: The 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue is a meeting where two top officials from the US and two from India discuss important issues like defense and security.
Quad Summit -: The Quad Summit is a meeting where leaders from the Quad Alliance countries talk about how to work together on important issues.
Defense cooperation -: Defense cooperation means that countries work together to keep each other safe and share military resources and information.
Space collaboration -: Space collaboration is when countries work together on projects related to space, like satellites and space exploration.
Clean energy -: Clean energy is energy that comes from sources that do not pollute the environment, like solar or wind power.
PM Narendra Modi -: PM Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India. He is the leader of the Indian government.
UN ‘Summit of the Future’ -: The UN ‘Summit of the Future’ is a big meeting organized by the United Nations where leaders from different countries discuss plans for a better future.