<span style="color: #222222;">The Fourth India-US 2 plus 2 Ministerial Dialogue will get underway in Washington later tonight. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation. <br />''<br />''The US delegation will be led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. The dialogue would enable both sides to undertake a comprehensive review of cross-cutting issues in the India-US bilateral agenda related to foreign policy, defence and security, with the objective of providing strategic guidance and a vision for further consolidating the relationship.<br />''<br />'' The 2 plus 2 Dialogue mechanism will also provide an opportunity to exchange views about important regional and global developments.<br />''<br />''Ahead of the 2 plus 2 Dialogue, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington DC.</span>