While both India and the U.S. have covered a lot of grounds in their bilateral equations in the recent 2+2 dialogue, some sticking points still remain. Analyse (200 words)
Refer – The Hindu
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IAS Parliament 6 years
KEY POINTS
Key areas covered
· COMCASA
· Hotlines
· Tri-services exercise
· U.S. support to India’s entry into NSG
· Free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region
· Afghanistan – The two sides expressed support for an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process.
· Pakistan – Both called on Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used to launch terrorist attacks on other countries.
Issues still unclear
· India did not receive a clear-cut assurance of its GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) status being restored.
· It neither received any waivers on steel and aluminium tariffs imposed by the U.S.
· No public statement was made on U.S.'s actions on India’s investment in the Chabahar port once U.S.'s full sanctions begin in November.
· U.S. officials gave no firm commitment that India would receive a waiver to purchase Russian hardware, beginning with the S-400 missile system.
· Still no clarity on the issues of proposed changes in America's H-1B visa policy that could affect the people-to-people links that are crucial for energising bilateral ties.
· Afghan strategy – While the U.S is open to holding direct talks with the Taliban, India is cautious in this front.
· It will definitely not want talks with groups that it believes are backed by Pakistan.
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