New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Delhi on Thursday night primarily to attend the India-US "2+2" foreign and defence ministerial dialogue.

The "2+2" dialogue will take place on Friday. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has already reached Delhi.

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The Indian side at the dialogue will be led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

"A warm welcome to US Secretary of State @SecBlinken as he arrives in New Delhi to co-chair the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on X.

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"The visit will give further boost to India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership!" he added.

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