PM Modi US visit: The White House on Friday said that they hope to continue to see that India purchase Russian oil at or below the price cap, as it has been.
Speaking to reporters, John Kirby, NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications said, "India has to make its own choices about (Russian) oil purchases and we hope that we can continue to see that they purchase Russian oil at or below the price cap, as they have been."
Speaking to the Press, the White House personnel said, "PM Modi just concluded a very successful state visit to the White House today. PM Modi and President Biden had a meeting between senior officials and CEOs of American and Indian companies. PM Modi and President Biden reaffirmed that the relationship between India and the US is deeper and more expansive than ever."
"...President Biden made it clear during this visit that there is just simply no partner that is going to be more consequential in helping solve problems than India," said John Kirby.
The White House official further said that PM Modi's State visit was not about China.
"...This State visit (of PM Narendra Modi) wasn't about China. India has challenges with China as well right on their doorstep. Clearly, the challenges presented by the PRC to both our nations were on the agenda yesterday. But this wasn't about leveraging India to be some sort of counter-weight. India is a sovereign, independent state," said John Kirby.
PM Modi is visiting the US from June 21-24 at the invitation of President Joe Biden and the First Lady.
He led an International Day of Yoga event at the UN headquarters in New York before arriving in Washington, where he held talks with Biden and addressed the Joint Meeting of the US Congress.
With this, Modi became the first Indian prime minister to address the Joint Session of the US Congress for a second time. He had first addressed the Joint Session of the US Congress in June 2016.
It is a rare distinction for any international leader to address the Joint Session of the US Congress twice.
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