‘Great Leader’: US Vice President Vance praised PM Modi during India’s visit | Indian News
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a “honor” and called the prime minister “a great leader” on the first day of India’s visit.
Vance also thanked the host of his family at the Prime Minister’s residence in New Delhi and said Prime Minister Modi was “very friendly to my family”.
The U.S. Vice President responded to Prime Minister Modi’s post on X, “It’s an honor to meet Prime Minister Modi tonight. He is a great leader and he is very kind to my family.”
Vance further expressed his willingness to strengthen friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
“I look forward to working under President Trump to strengthen our friendship and cooperation with the Indian people!” Vance said.
After meeting with Vance, PM Modi said that both countries are committed to mutually beneficial cooperation in various sectors.
“It is delighted to welcome U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his family to New Delhi. We reviewed the fast-paced progress since I visited the United States and met with President Trump. We are committed to mutually beneficial cooperation, including in trade, technology, defense, energy, energy and communication between people,” PM Modi wrote on X. ”
He also stressed that the India-US comprehensive global strategic partnership will be the “definition” partnership between India and the world in the 21st century.
During the meeting, the two leaders reiterated the strength of the India-US comprehensive global strategic partnership and jointly launched the India-US compact (opportunity to catalyze military partnerships, accelerating business and technology), which is described in the statement of the U.S. Vice Presidential Office, which is “common trust, common trust, common business, good citizenship, good at working hard.
The two leaders also welcomed the progress of negotiations on the US-India Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). They formally announced the finalization of the terms of reference for the negotiations.
“Vice President Vance and Prime Minister Modi welcomed the significant progress made in negotiations on the US-India Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) and formally announced the reference clause for the termination of the negotiations, providing further discussions on our shared economic priorities to further discuss our shared economic priorities.”
It said the BTA provided an opportunity to negotiate a new modern trade agreement that aims to promote job creation and citizenship well-being in both countries. The purpose is to enhance the integration of bilateral trade and supply chains in a balanced and mutually beneficial way.
“Under their vision of India’s Amrit Kaal and the ‘Golden Age of America’, BTA is expected to create new growth opportunities for workers, farmers and entrepreneurs in both countries,” the statement said.
The U.S. Vice President, who started his official four-day visit to India on Monday, arrived in Jaipur with his family for a second round. Vance will visit Agra on April 23. The visit will leave India at 6:40 am on April 24.
The visit follows President Trump’s close contact with Prime Minister Modi’s active and successful meeting in Washington earlier this year.
