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16 MARCH 21, 2025
VP JD Vance to visit India soon

with his wife Usha

Tulsi Gabbard, US National Intelligence Director, to visit India and address Raisina Dialogue

OUR BUREAU
Washington, DC

S Vice President JD Vance will
travel to India later this month
Ualongside Second Lady Usha
Vance, Politico reported, citing sourc-
es familiar with the plans.
This visit will be Vance’s second
foreign trip as VP. Last month Vance
had made a visit to France and Ger-
many, reported Politico. The second
lady Usha Vance has Indian roots with
her parents having emigrated from In-
dia to the United States.
The visit will come at a time when
the two sides are involved in tough
negotiations over tariffs. Earlier on joining the celebration and described to Japan, Thailand, and India, with a meet military and intelligence officers
Tuesday (local time) White House having a “great conversation” with the brief stop in France. In a post on X, while in Hawaii, according to her so-
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Vance family. Gabbard said, “I am wheels up on a cial media post, in which she also said
while lamenting the tariffs imposed by “Had a wonderful meeting with multi-nation trip to the Indo-Pacific, a she would watch US troops train.
various nations on the United States, US Vice President JD Vance and his region I know very well having grown The Asia leg of Gabbard’s trip
referred to the tariffs imposed by In- family. We had a great conversation up as a child of the Pacific. I’ll be going will culminate in an address on March
dia on American alcohol and agricul- on various subjects. Delighted to join to Japan, Thailand, and India, with a 18 at the Raisina conference, a multi-
tural products. She added that today them in celebrating the joyous birth- brief stop in France enroute back to national gathering of security officials
the US has a President who “actually day of their son, Vivek!” PM Modi DC. Building strong relationships, in Delhi, to which she was invited
looks out” for the interests of Ameri- wrote in a post on X understanding, and open lines of by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
can businesses and workers. In response, US Vice President communication are vital to achieving There, Gabbard will hold bilateral
“In fact, I have a handy dandy JD Vance expressed his gratitude to- President Trump’s objectives of peace, meetings with Indian officials and of-
chart here that shows not just Can- wards PM Modi, saying, “Prime Min- freedom and prosperity. First stop: ficials from other countries, a senior
ada but the rate of tariffs across the ister Modi was gracious and kind, and Honolulu where I’ll visit IC partners Trump administration official said.
board. If you look at Canada since you our kids really enjoyed the gifts. I’m and INDOPACOM leaders, and our The Trump administration is
brought it up American cheese and grateful to him for the wonderful con- troops engaging in training.” pushing for a ceasefire between
butter nearly 300 per cent tariff. You versation.” Gabbard’s trip will include an Ukraine and Russia and has been
look at India, 150 per cent tariff on Prime Minister Narendra Modi appearance at a security conference pressuring the Kyiv government to
American alcohol. Do you think that’s also gifted an eco-friendly wooden in India next week, New York Times make concessions to end the war.
helping Kentucky bourbon be export- alphabet set to Mirabel Rose Vance, reported. Trump administration officials’
ed into India? I don’t think so. 100 per daughter of JD Vance. This sustain- It is Gabbard’s second interna- comments at the Munich conference
cent tariff on agricultural products able wooden alphabet set is a dura- tional trip as a top Trump adminis- in February left many European dip-
from India,” Leavitt said.” ble, safe, and engaging learning tool, tration official. Immediately after she lomats reeling, particularly Vice Presi-
Last week, US President Donald designed to enhance motor skills and was confirmed a month ago, she trav- dent JD Vance’s rebuke of Europe for
Trump attacked India’s tariffs, saying cognitive abilities. Unlike plastic alter- eled to Germany to attend the Mu- what he said was abridging conserva-
it is “next to impossible to sell anything natives, it is free from harmful chemi- nich Security Conference, as per New tives’ free speech, New York Times
to India” because of the “high tariffs.” cals and promotes environmental con- York Times. reported.
Earlier in February, Prime Minis- servation. On Wednesday, Gabbard arrived But Gabbard’s remarks, which
ter Narendra Modi had meet with US Meanwhile, US Director of Na- in Hawaii, which hosts a large Nation- focused on counterterrorism cooper-
Vice President JD Vance and his fami- tional Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on al Security Agency office as well as ation between Europe and America,
ly on the sidelines of the AI summit in Tuesday embarked upon a multi-nation the military’s Indo-Pacific Command were well received by European diplo-
Paris. They celebrated a special occa- trip to the Indo-Pacific, including India. headquarters, officials said. mats’ eager for any sign that US intelli-
sion - the birthday of Vance’s son, Vivek. Calling herself a ‘child of the Pa- Gabbard, who represented the gence agencies intend to preserve their
PM Modi expressed his joy in cific’, Gabbard said she will be going state for eight years in Congress, will partnerships with longstanding allies.

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