<span style="color: #222222;">The Second India-US 2 Plus 2 Ministerial Dialogue will be held in Washington DC on 18th of this month. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation.<br />'' <br />'' Briefing media in New Delhi, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said they will meet their US counterparts for a comprehensive review of cross-cutting foreign policy and defence and security issues in India-US relations.<br />'' <br />'' In addition, both sides will exchange views on salient regional and global issues.<br />'' <br />'' The India-US 2 plus 2 Ministerial Dialogue was initiated in September 2018 in order to provide a positive, forward-looking vision for the India-US strategic partnership and to promote synergy in diplomatic and security efforts.<br />'' <br />'' Since the inaugural edition of this Dialogue, relations between India and the US have further expanded.<br />'' <br />''The 22 Dialogue will take stock of these growing relations and provide strategic guidance for their further development.</span>