It’s official: PM Modi will travel to US next month, defence, security, space on the agenda

Posted on:
Key Points

The two leaders will be meeting later this month at the G-7 summit in Tokyo and later when the QUAD Leaders meet in Australia.. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to the US next month where he will be hosted by President Joe Biden and the first lady Jill Biden...

The official announcement made by the White House and Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday (May 10, 2023) stated that the visit will be on June 22 and this will include a state dinner...

The visit is expected to further strengthen the two countries shared commitment to free, secure, open and prosperous Indo-pacific and the collective resolve to elevate the strategic technology partnership including defence, clean energy and space...

And the Indian Armed Forces are already operating several US platforms like the Boeing C-17 and Lockheed Martin C-130J military transport aircraft; the maritime surveillance plane Boeing P8-I; two Predator drones which India has leased following the Galwan incident in 2020; there are helicopters heavy lift Chinook and attack helicopters like Apache and anti-submarine MH-60R..

You might be interested in

India trying for Quad meeting in Japan: Foreign Secretary Kwatra

18, May, 23

On the sidelines of the G-7 summit, Mr. Modi is expected to be joined by President Joe Biden of the U.S., Australian PM Antony Albanese and Japanese PM Kishida for a special meeting of the Quad leaders.

Trump says India abuser of import tariffs, calls PM Modi fantastic ahead of meet

18, Sep, 24

Former US President Donald Trump stated that he will be meeting with PM Modi next week during his three-day visit to the US.

The growing weight of India-US ties, in charts

22, Jun, 23

Narendra Modi’s visit to the US comes at a significant time, a year before both countries are set to go to polls. A look at the various facets of the growing bilateral partnership.

Driven by people-to-people ties, India & US relationship has outgrown China

28, Jun, 23

India-US partnership is based on shared belief in democracy, rule of law, meritocracy, individual rights, universalism & entrepreneurship.

PM Modi's state visit truly momentous, underlines India's rising importance: US

13, Jun, 23

When Modi addresses a joint meeting of the US Congress on June 23, it will make him only the third world leader to make such an address twice. | Latest News India

US-India friendship among 'most consequential' in world, tweets President Biden; PM Modi reacts

26, Jun, 23

The friendship between the US and India is among the "most consequential" in the world with bilateral ties more dynamic than ever, US President Joe Biden has said after the two countries signed several major deals to further elevate their strategic technology partnership during Prime Minister Narend

PM Modi in Japan for G7, set to meet Zelensky

19, May, 23

PM Modi will attend the Quad Leaders Summit in Japan on Saturday, followed by a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. | Latest News India

Modi-Biden went beyond pomp and show to build trust. India-US must keep the promise now

25, Jun, 23

Technology, trade, trust—Joe Biden's US went out of its way to woo Narendra Modi's India during the prime minister's official state visit.

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | PM Modi in US | A major leap forward for India-US ties?

24, Jun, 23

In this episode of Worldview, we discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington and do concerns over human rights weigh down the visit

Nirmala Sitharaman attacks Obama over comment on Modi — ‘ex-US president bombed 6 Muslim countries'

25, Jun, 23

Before the finance minister, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, too, had criticised former US president Barack Obama's remarks on protection of ethnic minorities & Muslims in India.