Narendra Modi In US Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is gearing up for a power-packed schedule as he leaves for the United States today for his first major overseas trip during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a press conference, Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla said he would meet US President Joe Biden at the White House, including meetings with VP Kamala Harris and CEOs of major US companies. Ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit, Shringla said, “PM Modi will leave tomorrow (Wednesday) morning and will be back on September 26. This is his first major foreign visit during the COVID-19 pandemic. US President Joe Biden Biden at the White House The meeting with Mr. Biden will be one of the highlights. This is Prime Minister Modi’s first personal meeting with President Biden. The two leaders have been in regular contact over the past few months.”
Shringla said the two leaders will hold bilateral meetings to boost security, defense and trade, and the situation in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover will also be discussed. “The Prime Minister will attend the Covid-19 meeting. The two leaders will have bilateral talks to promote security, defense and trade, as well as discuss Afghanistan, the elimination of the global terrorist network.
“PM Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with Australia and Japan. Quad and Aux are not the same. The vision of the Quad is to see the Indo-Pacific as a free open area. There is a wide range of initiatives taken by Quad. AUKUS is a security alliance. It is not relevant to the quad, we are in the second,” Shringla said.
Here is a tentative itinerary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s US visit to address the UNGA session in New York:
September 22: Prime Minister Modi is likely to attend the COVID-19 summit.
23 September: He will meet Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga and Australian PM Scott Morrison for bilateral meetings. Later, he will meet several top executives of major US companies in Washington. Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to be one of them.
On the same day, Modi will meet US Vice President Kamala Harris, which will be followed by a lavish dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden.
September 24: Modi and Biden are expected to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral ties in trade, investment and defense and security in their personal talks in Washington. The bilateral talks between Modi and Biden are expected to explore ways to tackle radicalization and terrorism, apart from key regional issues.
Apart from holding bilateral talks with US leaders, PM Modi will attend the first individual summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or QUAD in Washington on the same day, which is widely expected to focus on contemporary global and regional issues.
September 25: After ending his engagements in Washington, Modi will travel to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly on this day. He is scheduled to address the general debate of the high-level segment of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York at around 6:30 pm (IST).
India and the US held several meetings as part of preparations for Modi’s visit. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was on a two-day visit to India in July. Earlier, US Defense Secretary Lloyd J Austin had made a three-day visit to New Delhi in March.
The US is hosting the individual summit of the leaders of the Quad to send a strong signal about Washington’s commitment to the grouping, while promoting practical cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. In March, President Biden hosted the first summit of QUAD leaders in virtual format, vowing to strive for an Indo-Pacific region that is free, open, inclusive, anchored by democratic values, and unrestricted by coercion. Yes, sending a clear message. Message to China.
Modi last visited the US in September 2019 when he and the then US President Donald Trump addressed the Howdy-Modi event in Houston.
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