The Ukraine crisis, developments in South Asia, the situation in the Indo-Pacific and bilateral cooperation are expected to figure at a virtual meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Joe Biden on Monday.
The Modi-Biden meeting will precede the fourth India-US '2+2' dialogue in Washington on the same day which will be led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the Indian side while the US delegation will be headed by Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Announcing the Modi-Biden meeting, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it will 'enable both sides to continue their regular and high-level engagement aimed at further strengthening the bilateral comprehensive global strategic partnership'.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki in a statement said, "President Biden will continue our close consultations on the consequences of Russia's brutal war against Ukraine and mitigating its destabilising impact on global food supply and commodity markets."