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Allison Hooker met Vikram Misri in New Delhi on Tuesday, advancing the Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri with US Under Secretary Allison Hooker in New Delhi. (Image: X/@MEAIndia)
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, Allison Hooker, who is on a five-day visit to India, met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in New Delhi on Tuesday, with both sides focusing on advancing the US-India strategic partnership, deepening economic and commercial ties.
“The India – United States Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri and US Under Secretary of State Ms. Allison Hooker were held in New Delhi earlier today, ” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.
India–U.S. Foreign Office Consultations, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and U.S. Under Secretary Allison Hooker, were held in New Delhi today. Both sides reviewed the Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and discussed bilateral, regional and global issues.🔗… pic.twitter.com/o9yuW8w3Za
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) December 9, 2025
According to the MEA, the meeting served as a platform for an extensive assessment of the India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, with both delegations taking stock of progress across multiple areas of cooperation. Key bilateral topics included trade and investment, defence collaboration, the TRUST initiative, energy cooperation—with a particular focus on civil nuclear engagement—along with technology, critical minerals, and efforts to strengthen trusted supply chains.
Regional and global developments also featured prominently in the discussions. Both sides reiterated their shared commitment to a “free and open” Indo-Pacific, emphasising the importance of continued coordination amid evolving strategic dynamics.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X that the two sides “reviewed the Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and discussed bilateral, regional and global issues.”
The two sides expressed satisfaction with the momentum across existing institutional dialogues and agreed to accelerate the implementation of “Catalyzing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce and Technology (COMPACT) for the 21st Century” framework. The initiative aims to deepen cooperation across defence, emerging technologies, economic engagement, and supply chain resilience, marking a new phase of transformative collaboration in the partnership.
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