<p>External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed confidence that India will continue to shape the “big debates of our times” as he interacted with Permanent Representative Ambassador T S Tirumurti and other officials and diplomats from India to the United Nations.</p>.<p>Jaishankar arrived in New York on Sunday evening on his first visit to the US after India entered the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member in January this year and will meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-19-crisis-jaishankars-main-agenda-behind-us-visit-vaccines-for-india-and-its-neighbours-988659.html" target="_blank">Covid-19 crisis: Jaishankar's main agenda behind US visit — vaccines for India and its neighbours</a></strong></p>.<p>“A productive strategy session with @ambtstirumurti and our UN team in New York @IndiaUNNewYork. Confident that India will continue to shape the big debates of our times,” Jaishankar tweeted on Monday after his meeting with Tirumurti, Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu and diplomats from the Permanent Mission of India to the UN.</p>.<p>“Grateful to EAM @DrSJaishankar for guidance in focussing our efforts in @UN and in Security Council for 2021-22,” Tirumurti tweeted.</p>.<p>From New York, Jaishankar will travel to Washington where he is expected to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.</p>.<p>A State Department spokesperson said Blinken and Jaishankar would discuss a wide range of issues, including Covid-19, efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad grouping, enhancing the UN and multilateral cooperation.</p>.<p>“The Secretary looks forward to meeting Minister Jaishankar during his visit, and to discussing a broad range of issues, including Covid-19 relief, efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad, enhanced UN and multilateral cooperation, and a range of other shared regional security and economic priorities,” the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>In addition to meeting his counterpart, Jaishankar is scheduled to meet US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, other senior officials of the Biden administration, influential lawmakers, think-tanks, leaders of the corporate sector and members of the Indian American community.</p>.<p>Neither the State Department nor the Ministry of External Affairs have announced the day and timing of the Jaishankar-Blinken meeting.</p>.<p>Blinken on Monday left for a quick trip to the Middle East as part of the efforts of the Biden administration’s peace process in the region.</p>
<p>External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed confidence that India will continue to shape the “big debates of our times” as he interacted with Permanent Representative Ambassador T S Tirumurti and other officials and diplomats from India to the United Nations.</p>.<p>Jaishankar arrived in New York on Sunday evening on his first visit to the US after India entered the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member in January this year and will meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/covid-19-crisis-jaishankars-main-agenda-behind-us-visit-vaccines-for-india-and-its-neighbours-988659.html" target="_blank">Covid-19 crisis: Jaishankar's main agenda behind US visit — vaccines for India and its neighbours</a></strong></p>.<p>“A productive strategy session with @ambtstirumurti and our UN team in New York @IndiaUNNewYork. Confident that India will continue to shape the big debates of our times,” Jaishankar tweeted on Monday after his meeting with Tirumurti, Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu and diplomats from the Permanent Mission of India to the UN.</p>.<p>“Grateful to EAM @DrSJaishankar for guidance in focussing our efforts in @UN and in Security Council for 2021-22,” Tirumurti tweeted.</p>.<p>From New York, Jaishankar will travel to Washington where he is expected to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.</p>.<p>A State Department spokesperson said Blinken and Jaishankar would discuss a wide range of issues, including Covid-19, efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad grouping, enhancing the UN and multilateral cooperation.</p>.<p>“The Secretary looks forward to meeting Minister Jaishankar during his visit, and to discussing a broad range of issues, including Covid-19 relief, efforts to strengthen Indo-Pacific cooperation through the Quad, enhanced UN and multilateral cooperation, and a range of other shared regional security and economic priorities,” the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>In addition to meeting his counterpart, Jaishankar is scheduled to meet US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, other senior officials of the Biden administration, influential lawmakers, think-tanks, leaders of the corporate sector and members of the Indian American community.</p>.<p>Neither the State Department nor the Ministry of External Affairs have announced the day and timing of the Jaishankar-Blinken meeting.</p>.<p>Blinken on Monday left for a quick trip to the Middle East as part of the efforts of the Biden administration’s peace process in the region.</p>