On December 18, 2019 India and United States held security dialogue in Washington. This was their second 2+2 dialogue. The countries signed industrial security agreement allowing defence technology transfer.
India and Australia already held their first ‘2+2 dialogue’ and agreed that a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific is in the long-term interest of all countries in the region.
While India already has a ‘2+2 dialogue’ with Japan, it has also agreed to start a two-by-two ministerial dialogue to enhance “peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific region”.
