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US DNI Tulsi Gabbard is on a multi-national tour of the Indo-Pacific. She met NSA Ajit Doval in New Delhi on Sunday.
US DNI Tulsi Gabbard (Reuters Image)
The United States Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, met Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Sunday and held detailed discussions on several facets of the India-US ties.
She arrived in India as part of a multi-national tour of the Indo-Pacific. During her trip, she is also expected to meet the top government officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi – which will be her second meeting with him since her confirmation as the DNI.
Gabbard will also deliver a keynote address and take part in a Q&A session at the Raisina Dialogue – India’s flagship conference on geopolitics – on March 18.
She earlier said that her visit to the region aims to strengthen relationships.
“I am wheels up on a multi-nation trip to the Indo-Pacific, a region I know very well, having grown up as a child of the Pacific. I’ll be going to Japan, Thailand, and India, with a brief stop in France enroute back to DC,” Gabbard posted on X.
This is her first visit to India since assuming charge as DNI in the second Trump administration.
In February this year, PM Modi had met Gabbard in Washington DC during his visit to the US.
“Met USA’s Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, in Washington DC. Congratulated her on her confirmation. Discussed various aspects of the India-USA friendship, of which she’s always been a strong votary,” PM Modi had posted on X.