Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday as part of a three-day official visit stateside.
The two leaders exchanged views on a number of issues including the situation in Afghanistan, the coronavirus pandemic, tackling climate change as well as the U.S. and India's commitment toward the Indo-Pacific region, according to the Indian foreign ministry.The visit come a day before Modi's first face-to-face meeting with PresidentSpeaking in Hindi, Modi said at a joint briefing that the U.S.
"India, of course, is a very important partner to the United States," Harris added. "Throughout our history, our nations have worked together, have stood together, to make our world a safer and stronger world." "The United States, like India, feels very strongly about the pride of being a member of the Indo-Pacific, but also the fragility and the importance and strength as well, of those relationships, including maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific," she said.
While the exact geographical definition of the Indo-Pacific vary by countries and administrations, broadly it refers toAsia-Pacific is a top priority for the United States, where the Biden administration has been shoring up relations with various countries, as China's influence in the region continues to grow.
Even as the U.S. pulled out its military presence from Afghanistan, officials in Washington continued to forge new alliances including aModi is due to meet Biden to review the U.S.-India comprehensive global strategic partnership on Friday. He will also attend the first in-person
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