India, US discuss plans to advance their vision for free, open Indo-Pacific region

India and the United States have discussed plans to advance their common vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, US State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said on Wednesday.The discussions in the regard were held during a bilateral between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo here on Monday.The two sides discussed a wide range of bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest, including the growing US-India strategic relationship and the developments pertaining to Kashmir.Secretary Pompeo and Minister Jaishankar discussed a range of issues, including the growing U.S.-India strategic relationship, developments in Kashmir, and global issues of concern," a statement by the State Department spokesperson read."They also discussed plans to advance our complementary visions of a free and open Indo-Pacific region following the successful Quadrilateral Consultations on the margins of the UN General Assembly last week," it ...