PM Modi, Trump hold brief interaction at G7 Summit in Evian
This was the first face-to-face interaction between Modi and Trump in 16 months and came ahead of their scheduled bilateral on Wednesday.
This was the first face-to-face interaction between Modi and Trump in 16 months and came ahead of their scheduled bilateral on Wednesday.
Secretary Rubio briefed the Prime Minister on the sustained progress in bilateral cooperation across a wide range of sectors, including defence, strategic technologies, trade and investment and energy security.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in New Delhi after a symbolic Kolkata visit that included prayers at Mother Teresa’s tomb ahead of key India-US and QUAD talks.
The US will witness investment worth $19.1 billion in Pharma that will strengthen research and development as well as drug manufacturing.
New US findings and a policy paper highlight continuing terror concerns linked to Pakistan and underline why trust issues still shape the India-US relationship.
PM Modi said that a few incidents can't derail India-US bilateral relations.
Speaking at the US-India Business Council (USIBC) India Ideas Summit, virtually, the External Affairs Minister said that the relation signals a very positive enabling environment to conduct businesses.
Under the Trump Administration, the United States has become the second-largest arms supplier to India, growing from virtually no arms sales a decade ago to more than $20 billion today, a White House official said.
In the last few weeks, dozens of lawmakers, across the aisle, both on the floor of the House of Representatives and the Senate and outside the Capitol have praised India of standing strong against the Chinese efforts to grab Indian territories.
'I see this certainly as one of our key relationships. But I expect it is a relationship which will become more important even in the American calculus of the world,' he said.
