India, the United States expands strategic cooperation: Modi Vans conference covers energy, defense, global issues | Indian news
Modi-Vance Party: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance today and discussed the bilateral bonds accompanied by Second Lady Usha Vance, their children and senior members of the U.S. government. Prime Minister Modi and U.S. Vice President Vance welcomed the advancement of the India-U.S. bilateral trade agreement while exchanging views on various issues of regional and global common interests, according to officials.
The two leaders noted in the negotiations that efforts continue to strengthen cooperation in energy, defense and strategic technologies. “Prime Minister and Vice President Vance reviewed and actively assessed progress in various areas of bilateral cooperation. They welcomed the significant progress made in the negotiations, a mutually beneficial India-U.S. bilateral trade agreement focused on the welfare of the peoples of both countries.
The PMO also added that Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Washington, D.C. in January and his fruitful discussions with President Trump, laying a roadmap for close cooperation between India and the United States, leveraging the advantages that make the United States great again (Maga) and Viksit Bharat 2047.
The statement said: “The Prime Minister extended his best wishes to the Vice President, the Second Lady and his children with a pleasant and productive accommodation.
The Prime Minister is hosting a dinner for Vance, his Indian-welfare wife Usha Chilukuri and senior U.S. government officials. Vance and his family landed in Delhi during a four-day visit to Italy this morning. He was the first U.S. vice president to visit India after Joe Biden visited New Delhi in 2013.
The United States is India’s largest trading partner, with overall bilateral trade in goods and services in the 2023 calendar year of $190 billion. In the fiscal year 2023-24, the United States was the third largest source of investment in foreign direct investment (FDI), with inflows of $4.99 billion.
