At the 11th bilateral Consular Dialogue on Friday, India and the United States engaged in discussions to bolstering cooperation across various fronts - extradition, mobility of students and professionals, safe and legal migration, and protection of vulnerable women and children.
KJ Srinivasa, Joint Secretary (CPV) in the Ministry of External Affairs led the Indian delegation and hosted the US delegation led by Ambassador Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs.
Insighting more on the dialogue, the US Embassy's statement cites, "The Dialogue reinforced the strong people-to-people ties and cooperation that both countries share across consular issues of mutual interest. Both sides discussed ways of enhancing cooperation on a wide range of issues such as extradition, mobility of students and professionals, safe and legal migration, protection of vulnerable women and children, and enabling smooth travel of their respective nationals".
"They welcomed the launch of a pilot in the US to adjudicate domestic renewals of certain categories of visas as proactive steps toward strengthening robust connections between people of the two countries. Both sides agreed to hold the next Consular Dialogue in the US next year," the statement further adds.
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