External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of state Antony Blinken met in Washington and discussed global developments and laid the groundwork for a 2+2 meeting. Notably, S Jaishankar announced that the fifth edition of Bharat-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue will be hosted by New Delhi. S Jaishankar wrote on X, “Great to meet my friend US Secretary of State @SecBlinken at State Department. A wide ranging discussion, following up on PM @narendramodi’s June visit. Also exchanged notes on global developments. Laid the groundwork of our 2+2 meeting very soon,”.