Washington. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US this month will set new benchmarks for bilateral ties, with major announcements on defense industrial cooperation and a boost to India's indigenous military fleet, the Pentagon has said. Is.
Prime Minister Modi will pay a state visit to the US this month at the invitation of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. His four-day visit will begin on June 21. The Biden couple will host Modi at a state banquet on June 22.
“When Prime Minister Modi comes to Washington for a state visit later this month, I think,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Eli Ratner said during a panel discussion at the Center for New American Security on Thursday. That this will prove to be a historic journey setting new benchmarks in the relations between the two countries.
“I think it (the visit) will be seen in the same way that the ‘2+2’ talks with Japan earlier this year were seen as a significant moment in the relationship,” he said. People will see Prime Minister Modi’s visit as a real leap forward in US-India relations. Visited India recently to prepare the ground for US’s visit to Washington will have priority.
Strengthening India’s indigenous defense industrial infrastructure as well as accelerating military modernization has been a priority for Prime Minister Modi. US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval in January this year The United States launched a significant initiative for Technology (ICET) aimed at promoting technology cooperation between the US and India, and the defense sector is a very strong component of this initiative that both countries want to pursue.
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