New Delhi – American Vice President JD Vance began a four-day visit to India and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Mody, because the new Delhi runs to avoid the U.S. tariffs and strengthening the Trump Administration.
Their discussions will cover the first day, probably personal visits to the country with their family, which includes a visit to the Mahala and attended a wedding in the city of Jaipur, persuaded people.
Vance’s wife, Ush, the daughter of Indian immigrants.
Vance on Monday landed in New Delhi’s Palam Airport on Monday after visiting Rome, where he held a private meeting with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday.
Mod and Vance is expected to be reviewed by progress made on a bilateral program listed in February when the Indian leader met President Donald Trump in Washington. Includes “justice” in their two-way trade and a growing defense partnership.
The Indian Prime Minister was one of the world’s first leaders who met Trump, and Reuters reported that his government was open to reducing tariffs in more than half of the US imports, as part of the Trade Agreement.
However, the US president continued to call India “Tariff Abuser” and “Tariff King”.
“We are very positive that the visit will give further reinforcements to our bilateral links,” Randhir Jaiswal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told reporters on Thursday, speaking of Vance’s engagements in India.
The United States is the largest trading partner in India and their two-way bilateral trade reached $ 129 billion in 2024. year, with 45.7 billion surplus in favor of India, US trade data.
Officials in New Delhi expect a trade contract with the US within 90-day breaks at the Tariff Mountains on which Trump announced 9. April for the main trade partners, including Delhi.
Vance’s tour in India is also considered that the basis for Trump’s visit is later in the year for the Summit of the Leaders of Four-Town Groups, which includes India, Australia, Japan and the United States
Sharpse, foreign policy head at the research research research research in Delhi, said that the time of Vance visits was critical in the background of trade conversations.
“The fact that the U.S.-Chine tensions are broken, and Vance seems to have a very high role in American diplomacy, also means that the visit takes over the additional layer of importance,” he said.
Vance accompanied by the US administration officers, but the two sides are unlikely to sign any contracts during the visit, it is persuaded by people who are acquainted with that.
India and the USA expect a framework for the Defense Partnership to enter this year, while the new Delhi plans to procure and hold weapons, including Javelin water molds and Stryker Infantry Battle Vehicles, according to the Joint Statement issued after February.
Discussions on such procurements would be made during the US Secretary of the Defense of Pete Hegseth’s expected visit to India in the next few months, people are acquainted with that.
2025-04-21 12:08:00
