By Zoya Saleem
May 19, 2024
PM Narendra Modi’s official state visit to the US at President Joe Biden’s invitation to highlight the close links between the two biggest democracies in the world.
Image source: The Indian Express
Modi will embark on his visit to Washington DC next month on an invitation by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. On June 22, PM Modi will also be hosted by the US President and First Lady at a state dinner.
“We are really excited to host Prime Minister Modi in June here in Washington. This is going to be a great opportunity for our two leaders to underscore the deep ties between our two countries and between our peoples,” said Nancy Izzo Jackson, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for India at the Bureau of South and Central Asia Affairs.
“They will review our growing trade, investment and defense partnership. We also expect that they are going to discuss new areas of cooperation as we work together to face global challenges like health, climate change, clean energy technology and food security,” she said in response to a question.
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The United States was last visited by PM Modi on September 23, 2021. PM Modi and President Biden introduced the India-US initiative of critical and emerging technology, or iCET, on the margins of the QUAD Leaders Summit in 2022.
Clash with G-20 dates?
It is reliably learned that officials from the two sides are seeking suitable dates in June and July given that India is hosting a number of G-20 events this year building up to a summit in September, which would include Biden among other guests.
According to several reports, the offer has been accepted in principle, and officials on both sides are currently working on mutually convenient dates.
However, sources who asked to remain anonymous because they are not authorized to discuss this delicate matter at this time did not disclose when or by whom Biden’s personal invitation to the Prime Minister’s Office was delivered.
The growing relationship of US and India
Since the commencement of Lockdown, the relationship has tightened between the two countries, US and India.
Joe Biden tweeted in 2021..
The year 2022 has been a remarkable and historic year for the India-US relationship.Top diplomats and experts from both sides believe that 2024 will be a watershed point in the relationship between the world’s largest and oldest democracies.
Prime Minister Modi defined the US-India relationship in Tokyo last year as a partnership of trust and a force for good world peace and security.
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