US national security adviser Jake Sullivan postpones India visit over Middle East tensions [Video]

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has postponed his India visit for a second time this year due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

The senior official was scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval this week on the progress of the implementation of the US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET).

His initial visit to New Delhi was scheduled for February following a meeting with Mr Doval last year. However, the February visit was pushed to April and now remains postponed indefinitely.

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East escalated last weekend after Iran launched a missile attack on Israel in retaliation against an Israeli airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus on 1 April.

While the attack caused no deaths and little damage, it has increased concerns of …