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Indian Envoy Vinay Mohan Kwatra meets senior U.S. counter-terror official

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:28:00 +0000

U.S. counter-terrorism official Sebastian Gorka with India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra. File Photo: X/@AmbVMKwatra

India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra discussed threats posed by terrorism across the world during a meeting with senior U.S. counter-terrorism official Sebastian Gorka.

“Had an engaging conversation with @SebGorka Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Council,” Mr. Kwatra said in a post on X on Sunday (June 7, 2026).

“We shared perspectives on the threats of terrorism, and our counter-terrorism cooperation outlined in India-USA Joint Statement of February 2025,” Mr. Kwatra said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump, in February last year, reaffirmed that the global scourge of terrorism must be fought, and terrorist safe havens eliminated from every corner of the world.

“They committed to strengthen cooperation against terrorist threats from groups, including Al-Qaida, ISIS, Jaish-e-Mohammad, and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba in order to prevent heinous acts like the attacks in Mumbai on 26/11 and the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021,” said a joint statement issued after Mr. Modi’s meeting with Mr. Trump on February 13, 2025.

The U.S. had also announced the extradition of 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Tahawwur Rana.

Mr. Trump and Mr. Modi had also called on Pakistan to expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of 26/11, and 2016 Pathankot air base attack, and ensure that its territory is not used to carry out cross-border terrorism.

The leaders also pledged to work together to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems, and prevent terrorists and non-state actors from accessing them, the joint statement from February 2025 had said.

Published – June 08, 2026 06:58 am IST

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Vinay Mohan Kwatra assumes charge as India’s new Ambassador to U.S.

admin — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 04:01:39 +0000

A file photo of former Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra. File.
| Photo Credit: ANI

Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Monday (August 12, 2024) took charge as the Indian ambassador to the United States.

Mr. Kwatra, 61, till recently was India’s Foreign Secretary.

Privileged to assume charge as the Ambassador of India to the United States of America. Team @IndianEmbassyUS will continue to work intensely to strengthen this crucial partnership.

— Amb Vinay Mohan Kwatra (@AmbVMKwatra) August 13, 2024

He succeeds Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who retired from the foreign service early this year and served as India’s top diplomat in the U.S. from 2020 to 2024.

“Delighted to welcome Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra as the new Ambassador of India to the United States of America. All of us (at the Indian Embassy) are excited to work under his leadership,” Charge D’Affaires Sripriya Ranganathan said in a post on X.

A group of eminent Indian Americans from the Greater Washington DC area had gathered at the Dulles International Airport to welcome the new Indian Ambassador. However, they could not meet him.

Mr. Kwatra, who previously served as Minister of Commerce in the Indian Embassy here is expected to present his credentials to the US President Joe Biden shortly.

He was also India’s Ambassador to France and Nepal, after which he was appointed as the foreign secretary.

He retired from the foreign service on July 14.

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Vinay Mohan Kwatra Takes Charge As India’s Ambassador To US

admin — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 02:15:30 +0000

Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge as Indian ambassador to the US.

Washington:

Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge on Monday as Indian ambassador to the US.

“Privileged to assume charge as the Ambassador of India to the United States of America. Team @IndianEmbassyUS will continue to work intensely to strengthen this crucial partnership,” he wrote in a post on X.

Kwatra is the former Foreign Secretary and succeeds Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

In his last posting here, Kwatra was the Minister of Commerce in the Indian Embassy.

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