Category:U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue

English: The U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD), formerly the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, is a forum for India and the United States to advance shared objectives in regional security, economic cooperation, defense, trade, and climate challenges. The inaugural India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue was convened on June 3, 2010. In January 2015, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi elevated the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue to the Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, reflecting the United States and India's shared priorities of generating economic growth, creating jobs, improving the investment climate, and strengthening the middle class in both countries. The inaugural U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue was held on September 21-22, 2015.