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MEA stated.

Taking to X, PM Modi said, “The
talks with His Highness Sheikh Sa-

bah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, the
Crown Prince of Kuwait, were very
productive. We discussed how to
add vigor to India-Kuwait ties in sec-

tors like pharma, food processing,
technology, energy and more.”

He also held a bilateral meeting with
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The Prime Minister expressed his “deep
concern” at the humanitarian situation
in Gaza and reaffirmed India’s continued
support to the Palestinian people.
PM Modi arrived in New York in the
second leg of his three-day visit to the Unit-
ed States. On Saturday, PM Modi took
part in the Quad Summit and held bilateral
meetings with US President Joe Biden, Aus-
tralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,
and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
He also addressed the ‘Summit of the
Future’ at the UN General Assembly in
New York. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Summit of the Future (SOTF) at 79th UN General Assembly session in New York on Monday (ANI)

PM Modi’s visit “successful and transformational”: USISPF chief

oting that the ties between tary, looking at the GE engines man- between four countries--Australia, make a difference itself.”
India and the United States ufacturing to atomic drone manufac- India, Japan, and the United States. “So, I think it’s too early to say
Ncontinue on an upward tra- turing. So, in every aspect, the US is US President Joe Biden hosted Jap- who will win, but the Indian dias-
jectory because the two countries taking its jewels and giving them to anese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, pora is playing a very pivotal role.
are “geopolitically, economically India for manufacturing. That means Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and We saw the last data - almost 68 per
and technologically aligned”, Presi- setting up an industrial manufactur- Australian PM Anthony Albanese cent are going to vote Democratic,
dent & CEO of the US-India Stra- ing base in India,” he said. for the Quad Leaders’ Summit at his the survey shows, and the remaining
tegic Partnership Forum (USISPF) USISPF President stressed that hometown Wilmington in Delaware are going to vote for Republicans it-
Mukesh Aghi has said Prime Minis- Quad Summit has become much on September 21. It was the fourth self. But the trend is moving in the
ter Narendra Modi’s recent visit to more structured and added that four in-person and sixth overall Quad upward direction in Republicans’
the United States was “very success- nations are looking at collaboration Leaders’ Summit. favor also. Normally, it used to be
ful, very transformational”. on Artificial Intelligence (AI), secure Aghi said that the ties between Indians would vote for Democrats,
In an interview with ANI, Aghi supply chain and sharing intelligence the US and India will continue on an but now what you’re saying is busi-
said that takeaways from PM Modi’s data. upward trajectory irrespective of who ness community is focusing more
three-day visit from September 21 to “Quad Summit, if you look at it, becomes US President in the elections. on Republican candidates itself,” he
23 is that the bilateral ties between has become much more structured. He also said that Indian diaspo- added.
two nations are “deeper, broad- When it started, it was a summit ra is playing a pivotal role in the US Apart from taking part in the
er and moving in right direction.” which was focused more on all the presidential polls. Quad Summit, PM Modi had bi-
“I think the visit was very suc- navies getting together and trying to “I think whoever comes in, the lateral meetings with several lead-
cessful. I would say it was very trans- help disaster. But now it’s become impact on the US-India relationship ers including Biden, engaged with
formational. When you look at the very, very structured. When you look does not go in a downward direction. the Indian diaspora and important
takeaway, it shows that the US-In- at the economies of four countries, The relationship continues in an up- American business leaders and ad-
dia relationship is deeper, broader it’s USD 35 trillion. They’re looking ward trajectory because India and dressed the Summit of the Future at
and moving in the right direction. at collaborating on AI, looking at the US are geopolitically aligned, the United Nations.
But more important is to look at collaborating on secure supply chain, economically aligned, technologically The US-India Strategic Part-
the substance of the takeaway. Both they’re looking at collaborating on aligned. So, I think it’s important to nership Forum (USISPF), formed
countries agreed to look at India as sharing intelligence data. So, I think understand, regardless of who comes in 2017, is an independent non-prof-
a potential technological industrial it’s become a much more, more, I in, now the elections are too close to it, non-governmental, and non-par-
base, all the way from moonshot would say, a non-announced alliances call, too close in every aspect because tisan organization headquartered
and cancer research down to setting than anything else.” when you have an electoral college in Washington, D.C., with offices
up chip plants in India for the mili- Quad is a diplomatic partnership system, 10,000 votes in a district will across both countries.

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