1/ A few #COVID19-related things on the US-India front...
March 15: SecState Pompeo & EAM Jaishankar had a telcon
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March 15: SecState Pompeo & EAM Jaishankar had a telcon
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2/ March 20: SecDef Esper, who had to cancel his March 16-20 trip to India, Pakistan & Uzbekistan, spoke with Defence Minister Singh. Indian readout: bit.ly/39d32sx
3/ March 20: India, US part of the first of what's expected to be weekly countering-#COVID19 calls of select Indo-Pacific countries (call it a Quad-plus initiative, the Indo-Pacific Core Group, or whatever you want).
4/ US & India have been cooperating on public health. CDC has had an India office since 2001. CDC & India's health min collaborated to establish the India Epidemic Intelligence Service Program in 2012. + informal connex btwn med & pubhealth professionals in.usembassy.gov/united-states-…
5/ We often focus on defense & trade deals that hv been reached/not reached during US-India summits, but over the years they've facilitated on-the-ground cooperation & institutionalization on public health that has made a difference. One such example...
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