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Updated At : 11:30 AM Dec 08, 2025 IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): United States’ Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, arrived in India. The US Embassy said her visit will advance President Donald Trump’s priorities for a strong U.S.-India partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.
In a post on X, the US Embassy wrote, “The U.S. Mission is pleased to welcome @UnderSecStateP Allison Hooker to India! As we continue to press forward in the U.S.-India relationship on a number of issues critical to our economic and national security, the Under Secretary’s visit will help advance @POTUS priorities for a strong U.S.-India partnership and a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
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Under Secretary Hooker’s visit will focus on advancing the US-India strategic partnership, deepening economic and commercial ties including increasing American exports, and fostering collaboration in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and space exploration.
While in New Delhi, Hooker will meet senior Indian officials to discuss regional security, economic cooperation, and shared Indo-Pacific priorities, including Foreign Office Consultations with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
In Bengaluru, she will visit the Indian Space Research Organisation and meet leaders from India’s space, energy, and technology sectors to promote US-India research partnerships and explore opportunities for expanded cooperation, the US Embassy said.
On December 6, India and the United States unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms, including cross-border terrorism, and renewed their commitment to strengthening multilateral cooperation on countering terrorism through the UN, Quad and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
The two countries held the 21st Meeting of the India-USA Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and the 7th Designations Dialogue on December 3. They called for additional designations of ISIS and al-Qa’ida affiliates, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad and their proxy groups, supporters, financiers and backers under the UN 1267 sanctions regime to ensure global asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes.
India and the United States strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 and the recent terror incident near the Red Fort, New Delhi, on November 10, and stressed that perpetrators should be held accountable.
The meetings highlighted the importance of bilateral cooperation in countering terrorism, reflecting the scope of the India-USA Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs said. (ANI)
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