India and the United States will finally hold the third round of 2+2 ministerial dialogue on 26-27 October. The 2+2 ministerial dialogue, which will take place between foreign and defence ministers of both the sides, was finalised during the bilateral meeting between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that was held in Tokyo last week. Relevantly, the defence foundational pact will likely be on the agenda.