Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Deputy National Security Advisor Pavan Kapoor met with leading U.S. business executives during a roundtable hosted by the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Thursday, focusing on bolstering bilateral cooperation in key sectors.
The Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C., described the discussions as “engaging.”
“They emphasized the importance of G2G, academia, and industry collaboration to advance critical and emerging technologies in defence and strategic domains — key to transforming the partnership for the 21st century,” the embassy said in a post on X.
USISPF, in a statement, said the dialogue focused on expanding cooperation under the TRUST initiative—an effort to build a secure, transparent, and resilient innovation ecosystem through stronger public-private-academic engagement.
Misri’s three-day visit to the U.S. (May 27–29) focused on strategic and economic ties with Washington. His agenda included meetings with Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Under Secretary of Commerce Jeffrey Kessler.
According to the U.S. Department of State, Landau reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-India partnership.
“He underscored the importance of fair and reciprocal market access to fostering economic growth and prosperity in both countries. The Deputy Secretary emphasised the importance of enhanced cooperation on migration and counternarcotics,” the State Department said in a statement.
“The Deputy Secretary and the Foreign Secretary also reaffirmed their shared desire to maintain regional stability and peace,” the statement added
(With inputs from IANS)
