US intelligence Chief Tulsi Gabbard met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi, marking the first high-level trip to India by a senior official of the Donald Trump administration.
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00:00Let's get you the first images coming in of the meeting between U.S. Director of National
00:10Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
00:14Remember that Tulsi Gabbard is currently in India holding crucial meetings.
00:19She's here for two days and of course this is her first visit to India after taking over
00:24as the U.S. Director of National Intelligence.
00:27First images on your screens of the meeting with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
00:31Just before this you also had Gabbard meeting with the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval
00:36yesterday where you had essentially a global conclave of sorts of top leaders coming together.
00:42Now remember that in just a bit you're also going to be seeing Gabbard speak at the Resi
00:47Nat Dialogue which we will focus on and get you those live updates of.
00:50But the first picture on your screens of the meeting between Defense Minister Rajnath Singh
00:55and Tulsi Gabbard.
01:04Shivani Sharma is joining us live with more details on this.
01:07Shivani's spotlight of course will be on this meeting that's just taken place between Tulsi
01:12Gabbard and Rajnath Singh and it comes months after of course Prime Minister Modi met with
01:17Gabbard in America.
01:20Akshita, this is a very important visit and a crucial meeting that is underway as we speak.
01:28Tulsi Gabbard, the Chief of Intelligence from United States is here and we are right now
01:35at South Block where this meeting is going on with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
01:38We've got the first images also of Defense Minister meeting Tulsi Gabbard.
01:43Tulsi Gabbard who's here for a two and a half day visit.
01:45She'll also be going to Japan and other nations and she will be speaking on the occasion of
01:50the Ryazena Dialogue tomorrow in the National Capital and earlier she has already met NSA
01:57Ajit Doval along with the leaders of other nations, the Intelligence Chiefs of the other
02:01nations, the Five Eyes in fact and this meeting is important in terms of intelligence sharing,
02:07defense cooperation, security especially when it comes to counter terrorism.
02:12So this is an important collaboration that India is moving ahead with the United States
02:16in terms of security and intelligence sharing.
02:19And in today's meeting important discussions will be done as it is being indicated that
02:26this meeting will discuss the challenges that are being faced by US and India especially
02:33when it comes to the Indo-Pacific region and the intelligence sharing in terms of countering
02:37terrorism across the globe not only on the borders of India but we see there are tensions
02:43between India and Canada in terms of the Khalistani terrorists who are raising anti-India dialogue
02:49or a protest whenever we see a diplomat out there.
02:53So in fact a very important meeting that will be involving a number of issues and the meeting
02:57is underway right now.
02:59The meeting currently underway between Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and also Tulsi Gabbard
03:04important of course to highlight that this is the first visit by a top official of the
03:08Trump team to India and fitting really that is Tulsi Gabbard we all know of course of
03:13her Desi tie her Indian ties not her first visit also Shivani to India considering she
03:19has visited many times and she has a very very close rapport with several of these ministers.
03:25She has met Mr. Rajnath Singh previously as well.
03:31Yes you are right Akshita she has been to India before this also but what is important
03:36is that after taking over as the DNI chief this is her first visit to India she has already
03:41met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in America when he was there to meet the President and
03:46after this whole role whole new role that she has taken this is her first meeting to
03:52the Indo-Pacific region and to India specifically where she will be meeting many more leaders
03:58she is already meeting and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh she shares a special tie with
04:03India you are correct and we have already seen a lot of her videos where she is involved
04:10in the Indian origin traditions and today when she will be meeting Defense Minister
04:16Rajnath Singh she will be definitely discussing India's role and India's leadership in intelligence
04:21sharing with United States of America to counter terrorism globally and wherever it is thriving
04:28especially in the Indo-Pacific region where India is also trying to face all the challenges
04:33together with the United States and other partners so this is an important meeting indeed
04:38and her visit to India after taking over as the DNI chief is all the more important
04:42all right Shivani thanks very much for joining us with those details remember
04:46that Tulsi Gabbard next will also be at the Resina Dialogue and we'll track those
04:50updates she's expected to be the keynote speaker at the Resina Dialogue