It is also understood that the two discussed a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the Four Summit later this year at a meeting in the capital on Monday.
Readers published by the Prime Minister’s Office show Modi conveyed his greetings to Trump and told Vance that he was looking forward to the president’s visit. Vance, wife Usha and their children Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel were hosted by Modi at his residence on Monday night, and Vance began a four-day visit to the country.
Strengthen cooperation
Senior U.S. officials, including senior National Security Council officials, attended the meeting with Modi.
The two leaders said BTA focuses on the welfare of the people.
The meeting follows Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday saying India hopes to “positively conclude” the first part of the BTA this fall. “We are one of the countries which actively engaged with the new administration in the US to see how best we can get a bilateral trade agreement done,” she told an audience in San Francisco.Indian and US officials will hold three-day talks from April 23 in Washington DC on the terms of reference (ToRs) covering about 19 chapters, such as tariffs, non-tariff barriers and customs facilities.Modi and Vance noted continued efforts towards enhancing cooperation readers point to energy, defense, strategic technology and other fields. The United States is eager to become part of India’s civil nuclear energy industry.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister recalled his visit to Washington, D.C. in February and had a fruitful discussion with Trump. He said this has laid 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.
Modi and Vance reviewed the progress in various areas of bilateral cooperation. The two also exchanged views on mutually beneficial regional and global issues and called for dialogue and diplomacy as the direction for progress. Understandably, this is in the context of Ukraine conflict, negotiations between the United States and Russia and the situation in West Asia.
According to PMO readers, the Prime Minister offered Vances and their children the most pleasant and productive accommodation.
