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INDIA-US RELATIONS

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Prime Minister Modi will visit the US from June 21 to 24, where President Joe Biden

will host him at the White House. This will be Modi’s first state visit to the US as prime

minister. What is on the table in this meeting between two biggest democracies?

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Washington DC/New Delhi
n the invitation of US Presi-
dent Joe Biden and First Lady
OJill Biden, Prime Minister Na-
rendra Modi will be in the US next
week. All eyes are now on the next
chapter in the bilateral relations be-
tween the two countries and the mes-
sage that will be sent out of Washington.
Indian Ambassador to the US
Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Wednesday
said that during Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s upcoming state visit to the
US, the “next level of the partnership
will be visible”. “You will see the per-
sonal chemistry reflected in a number
of interactions. In fact, this will show
perhaps the maximum interaction
between Prime Minister Modi and
the President of the United States.”
As cabinet members and senior
officials are looking into the nuts and
bolts of the state visit’s “outcomes”
and are making sure New Delhi and
Washington are moving in the right di-
rection, Sandhu highlighted the signif- Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in New Delhi on Tuesday (ANI)
icance of India-US partnership in the
global context in various spheres such
as trade, defense and strategic coop- dominance, even as the two democra- ing billed as a milestone in relations rity Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan re-
eration, technology, higher education cies differ on how to deal with Russia’s between the two democracies and the cently said that “As we look ahead to
and clean energy. Ukraine invasion. And this visit would Indian envoy signals that the visit next the state visit that PM Modi will be
“The underlying aspect is going to further nail in stronger ties as the week will be historic. embarking upon in Washington next
be much more strategic understand- United States looks to blunt China’s “This is indeed a historic and week, a number of the deliverables
ing,” Sandhu asserted. growing assertiveness in the region. path-breaking visit. I use these termi- at that visit are not just bullet points
Experts stress on how Washing- The relationship between the two de- nologies by fully looking into them. on a page, they are fundamentally de-
ton is working to deepen ties with the mocracies and their ties have steadily You will see both on the substantive signed to remove obstacles in defense
world’s largest democracy, forging transformed and elevated into a stra- side and on the ceremonial side, that and high-tech trades and in taking
military and industrial links with In- tegic technology partnership. it will be historic,” Sandhu added. away obstacles that have stood in the
dia as a key counterweight to China’s PM Modi’s trip to the US is be- Meanwhile, US National Secu- Continued on next page... >>

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