India US 2+2 Inter-Sessional Meeting

India US 2+2 intersessional meeting

Question: Where did the recent India – US 2+2 Inter-Sessional Meeting took place?
(a) New York
(b) New Delhi
(c) Tokyo
(d) Washington DC
Answer: (b)
Related facts:

  • A 2+2 Inter-Sessional meeting between India and US took place in New Delhi on January 11, 2019.
  • The Inter-Sessional meeting primarily focussed on the progress of defence and foreign policy issues and bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The meeting was set to follow up on the decisions made during the India-US Ministerial 2+2 Dialogue whose first round took place in New Delhi in September 2018.
  • The delegation of India was jointly led by Joint Secretary (AMS) from the Ministry of External Affairs Gourangalal Das, and Joint Secretary (PIC) from the Ministry of Defence, Shambhu S Kumaran.
  • The US delegation was led jointly by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells and Assistant Secretary of Defence Randall Schriver.

Links:
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/india-us-hold-22-inter-sessional-meeting-in-new-delhi201901112107590002/
https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/india-us-hold-2-2-inter-sessional-meeting-in-new-delhi-119011101194_1.html