Mr. Sullivan insisted that Mr. Biden had not betrayed his commitment to democracy by hosting Mr. Modi in such a lavish manner and said the president would raise concerns about democracy and human rights, despite the fact that Mr. even diplomatically. Mr. Biden, Mr. Sullivan said, will “try to point out our position without belittling it to somehow belittle or persuade another country with a proud history of sovereignty.”
Apparently, the president would do so without the traditional joint press conference he holds with many visiting leaders. Although no official schedule has been announced, Indian officials have opposed efforts by their US counterparts to seek such a session, as Mr. on its own soil and was not interested in taking questions from American journalists.
Mr. Modi will visit the White House on Wednesday night for a private dinner with Mr. Biden, who has just returned from a three-day excursion through California. The president will then officially welcome Mr. Modi on Thursday morning with a lavish arrival ceremony on the South Lawn. After the day’s meetings, the two will convene again at the state dinner, which is only the third party Mr. Biden has hosted during his presidency after events for world leaders. religion of France And Koreatwo strong democracies.
Mr. Modi came like India was just passed China as the world’s most populous country and feels it’s coming into its own on the global stage. Now the planet’s fifth-largest economy, India has a young workforce, strong tech industry, burgeoning consumer market and near-unscratched potential as a manufacturing hub.
India’s trade with the US has reached about $190 billion annually and Atul Keshap, a former US special envoy to New Delhi who now serves as the chairman of the US-India Business Council, has predicted that it has could soon reach a value of $500 billion. Only Canada, Mexico, the European Union and China are in that league.
During an online discussion, Mr. Keshap said that while many strategic goals of the US and India have been achieved, there is still a need to advance these trade and business relationships, because it is the basis of corn and the real strength of the relationship. .”
Something that could be China, as American companies and political leaders see India as a suitable country to shoulder some of the enormous weight that China carries in the world economy. gender. With growth of 6% or higher expected this year, and with much of the rest of the world economy hampered by the Ukraine war and inflation, India is impressing both Buyers and sellers everywhere.
