Biden and Modi are scheduled to speak on Friday
On Friday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden are scheduled to meet separately with a focus on strengthening the two countries’ broad global cooperation.
The two presidents are anticipated to discuss continued bilateral cooperation in renewable energy, commerce, high technology, defense, and how the two nations might help address some of the most serious global issues.
On Friday, Modi is also set to have separate bilateral talks with the prime ministers of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, and Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.
The G20 meeting will take place in New Delhi on September 9 and 10, and the US President will be there to participate. It will be his first trip to India as president of the United States.
Donald Trump visited India for the last time in February 2020.
Biden is expected to land in New Delhi on Friday night and depart for Vietnam after the conclusion of the G20 conference on Sunday afternoon.
According to a source, the discussion between PM Modi and President Biden would likely center on assessing the current bilateral collaboration in a number of important fields, such as renewable energy, defense, and high technology.
The two parties may also discuss adopting a more lenient visa policy.
In their conversations in June in Washington, Prime Minister Modi and President Biden discussed the possibility of working together to develop next-generation small modular reactor technology. It is anticipated that the topic would come up again during their meeting on Friday.
Prior to Biden’s arrival, Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary for the White House, said that the US praised Modi for his G20 leadership.
“We commend Prime Minister Modi for his leadership of the G20 this year, and we are committed to helping ensure that India has a successful G20 host as they host (the summit) this year,” she added.
That will thus continue to be our commitment. “The President (Biden) and the prime minister shared their determination to deliver on shared priorities at the summit during Prime Minister Modi’s visit here in June,” she said in answer to a query.
The President, according to Jean-Pierre, is “very much looking forward to continuing that work with the Prime Minister and other leaders later this week as we head out as we depart tomorrow.”
The G20 member nations account for over two-thirds of the world’s population, over 75% of global commerce, and nearly 85% of the world’s GDP.
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and the European Union (EU) are included in the group.
