PM Modi arrived at the White House to meet President Biden on Friday for his first bilateral meeting. The two are expected to discuss a wide range of priority issues, including combating Covid-19 and climate change, economic cooperation as well as Afghanistan.
Earlier, Biden announced on Twitter that he was hosting PM Modi at the White House for a bilateral meeting ahead of the first in-person Quad summit of the US, Australia, India and Japan.
Biden told Modi, “Today we begin a new chapter in Indo-US relationships. Four million Indian Americans are making America stronger every day.”
To this, PM Modi told Biden that India and US trade will continue to play a major role in the relationship between the two countries. He said, “In 2014 and 2016, I got an opportunity to talk to you… You had shared your vision for Indo US relations… You are carrying forward that vision as the POTUS (President of the United States).”
I would like to thank @POTUS for the warm welcome. I recall our interactions in 2014 and 2016. That time you had shared your vision for ties between India and USA. I am glad to see you are working to realise this vision: PM @narendramodi begins his remarks at the White House https://t.co/V2Pj8XRap1— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 24, 2021
PM Modi recalled Mahatma Gandhi’s views on trusteeship of the planet and said, “Mahatma Gandhi always used to talk about trusteeship of the planet. This sentiment of trusteeship is the need of the hour globally.”
From that point of view, PM Modi said, the principle and sentiment of the trusteeship of the planet has to be passed onto future generations.
To this, Biden said, “We will be celebrating Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday next week… we are reminded of his message of non-violence. The bond between India and US is bound to grow stronger, closer and tighter.”
“Seeds that we will be sown in the first year of the third decade of the 21st century will help give impetus to Indo-US ties… It will also prove transformative for democracies around the world,” PM Modi said.
Meeting @POTUS @JoeBiden at the White House. https://t.co/VqVbKAarOV— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 24, 2021
While the two leaders have met earlier when Biden was the Vice President of the country, this is for the first time that Biden will be meeting Modi after he became the 46th president of the US in January. After Biden’s inauguration, the two leaders have spoken over the phone multiple times and have attended a few virtual summits, including that of the Quad in March hosted by the US president.
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