'2+2 Dialogue key part of Jaishankar's visit to Asia': US Official

US Assistant Secretary for Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu said that the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue is a "key part" of State Secy Antony Blinken's upcoming visit and major focus of the discussions would be towards keeping the Indo-Pacific "free, open, prosperous, and secure". US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on a visit to six nations namely; Israel, Jordan, Japan, South Korea and lastly, India. Addressing a special briefing, Donald Lu said, "Secretary Blinken will be in India on November 10. He will be joined by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.