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India-US 2+2 intersessional: new 10-year defence framework

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: India-US 2+2 intersessional: new 10-year defence framework (GS2 · IR, 26 August 2025)

What happened

  • Officials held the virtual India-US 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue on 25 August 2025 [MEA].
  • Both sides looked forward to signing a new ten-year Framework for the India-US Major Defense Partnership and discussed civil-nuclear cooperation, critical minerals, counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism [MEA].

Background

  • The talks were at Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary level from MEA and MoD [MEA].

Why it matters

  • The 2+2 track keeps defence and security work moving at the official level between ministerial meetings.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Bilateral relations and effect of policies of other countries on India

  1. As per MEA (2025-08-26): officials held the virtual India-US 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue on 25 August 2025.
  2. The 2+2 track keeps defence and security work moving at the official level between ministerial meetings.
Quotable data point

Officials held the virtual India-US 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue on 25 August 2025.

MEA: India-US 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue, 26 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: 2+2 format. · Mains: India-US defence partnership.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

The new India-US defence framework discussed in Aug 2025 was for

Answer (b) & explanation

MEA release.

Official source: MEA: India-US 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue, 26 Aug 2025

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