Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (September 8) engaged in bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden in New Delhi, on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in the national capital.
This high-profile meeting took place shortly after President Biden's arrival in New Delhi to participate in the G20 Summit under India's presidency.
Prime Minister @narendramodi and @POTUS @JoeBiden are holding talks at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi.
Their discussions include a wide range of issues and will further deepen the bond between India and USA. 🇮🇳 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/PWGBOZIwNT— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 8, 2023
According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, the discussions between Modi and Biden spanned a wide array of topics, all designed to further enhance ties between India and the United States.
The US contingent also comprised Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and White House National Security Adviser (NSA) Jake Sullivan, a statement from the White House stated, while the Indian delegation comprised Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval.
A joint statement issued after bilateral talks between the two leaders also said the Prime Minister looked forward to welcoming the US President to the next Quad Leaders' Summit to be hosted by India in 2024. The Quad, comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia, has been focusing on practical cooperation to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China's increasing military muscle-flexing in the region.
The joint statement was issued after comprehensive talks between Modi and Biden to further economic and people-to-people bilateral linkages with the Prime Minister asserting that the friendship between the two nations will continue to play a great role in furthering global good.
Here are the key takeaways from the meeting:
- They were for growing bilateral cooperation in cancer prevention, research, control and management. The India-US Cancer Dialogue will be held in November 2023 and the US India Health Dialoguee in October.
- The leaders welcomed the renewal of a Memorandum of Arrangement between the U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) to facilitate recovery from India of the remains of fallen U.S. service members who served in World War II," the statement said.
- The two leaders pledged to sustain the high-level of engagement between their governments, academic institutions and industries
The US president is visiting India primarily to attend the two-day G20 summit beginning Saturday. He arrived in Delhi around 7 PM and was greeted with songs and a musical show at the airport.
Modi is scheduled to hold 15 bilateral meetings over these two days when world leaders gather in the national capital for the summit. The Prime Minister earlier said these meetings would give an opportunity to review India's bilateral ties with these nations and further strengthen developmental cooperation.
"It is my firm belief that the New Delhi G20 Summit will chart a new path in human-centric and inclusive development," the PM posted on X, adding, "I look forward to productive discussions with world leaders over the next two days."
"I will also be holding bilateral meetings with several leaders and Heads of Delegation to further deepen the bonds of friendship and cooperation," Modi said. On Saturday, he will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of the UK, Japan, Germany, and Italy besides attending the G20 events.
The G20 member countries represent around 85 percent of the global GDP, over 75 percent of the global trade and about two-thirds of the world population.
The grouping comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the UK, the US and the European Union (EU).
Read the full statement on India-USA bilateral talks released by the White House here.
First Published: Sept 8, 2023 10:40 PM IST
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