<span style="color: #222222;">India and US have reaffirmed their commitment to a free, open, inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous Indo-Pacific. The Ministry of External Affairs said this after Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland co-chaired India-US Foreign Office Consultations, FOC in New Delhi yesterday.<br />''<br />''Following up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's discussions with President Joe Biden in Washington D.C in September last year, the two sides reviewed progress in various domains under the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.<br />''<br />''According to the statement, both sides welcomed regular high-level dialogue and engagement, including productive meetings of bilateral mechanisms which led to intensifying of cooperation across all pillars of the bilateral agenda.<br />''<br />''The FOC provided a valuable opportunity to discuss contemporary regional issues pertaining to South Asia, the Indo-Pacific region, West Asia, and the situation in Ukraine, among others.<br />''<br />''The statement added, following up on the Quad Leaders' Meetings, they expressed a keen desire to implement quickly the Quad's positive and constructive agenda to deliver for countries in the Indo-Pacific region. They agreed to work together to strengthen the India-US global partnership regarding supply chains, critical technologies, health security, climate actions, and clean energy and terrorism.<br />''<br />''Both sides looked forward to the India-US 22 Ministerial Meeting in Washington DC. The 22 dialogue is held between the foreign and defence ministers of two countries.</span><br />