In his remarks, Prime Minister Modi said
cooperation between India and the U.S. can shape a better world
India and the U.S. have
decided to take a big leap in broad-basing their strategic
ties in
several critical areas, with President Donald Trump announcing after talks with
Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Washington is paving the way to
provide New Delhi with F-35 fighter jets as part of increasing
military supplies by billions of dollars.
Mr. Modi welcomed the efforts
made by Mr. Trump towards resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict and
reiterated India’s position that the conflict should be resolved on the negotiating table.
After holding wide-ranging
talks with Mr. Modi, Mr. Trump said there is a “special bond” between the
world’s oldest and largest democracies and both sides decided to shore up
cooperation in diverse areas such as energy, critical technologies and
connectivity.
On
the contentious issue of tariff, the U.S. President said Washington wants a
level playing field.
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the series of bilateral interactions by meeting U.S. Director
of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday (February 13, 2025). He also
met with billionaires Elon Musk and Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek
Ramaswamy at Blaire House.
PM Modi is staying at the
Blair House, the U.S. presidential guest house at the heart of the American
capital city.