US-India have terrific cooperation, significant defence ties in QUAD, White House ahead of PM Modi's visit
2 min read 13 Jun 2023, 06:39 AM ISTThe USA and India share a ‘significant defence partnership’ and ‘terrific cooperation’ in Quad, USNSC Coordinator said ahead of PM Modi's visit to the USA
PremiumIndia and the USA have a ‘significant defence partnership' and ‘terrific cooperation’ in QUAD, across the Indo-Pacific with India, said USNSC Coordinator, John Kirby on Monday, ahead of PM Modi's visit to the USA.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the United States from June 21 to June 24. He is scheduled to address 7,000 Indian Americans on June 22 on the South Lawns of the White House.
He also said that the US is looking forward to having Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Highlighting the strategic relationship of the two nations in the Indo-Pacific region, he added that India and the USA will discuss a lot of points during the upcoming visit of PM Modi.
"We are very much looking forward to having Prime Minister Modi here," he said.
"As you know, the United States has a significant defence partnership with India and terrific cooperation inside the Quad, across the Indo-Pacific with India... We are looking forward to the visit," Kirby said in response to a question.
PM Modi's address to the US Congress
The PM is also scheduled to address the chairman and CEOs of top US companies at John F Kennedy Centre in Washington. He will also address a joint session of the US Congress on June 22.
The invitation to deliver a speech at the US Congress was extended by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. With this, PM Modi will become the first Indian PM to address the Congress.
To extend his gratitude for the invitation, PM Modi said that he was looking forward to addressing the joint session. In his official message, the PM also stressed having a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership with the US founded on the principles of democratic values. He also praised the close people-to-people ties between the two nations and a staunch commitment to global peace and prosperity.
(With agency inputs)