"They also discussed further opportunities for closer collaboration in key domains, including clean energy supply chains and defence cooperation," according to the statement released by the White House.
Biden hosted PM Modi at his residence in Delaware on the first day of the Indian leader's visit to the US. The two leaders reviewed multiple facets of the India-US Comprehensive and Global Strategic Partnership and welcomed efforts to enhance research collaboration.
PM Narendra Modi was warmly greeted by US President Biden at his residence in Delaware ahead of the Quad Leaders' Summit. The Indian leader thanked Biden for hosting him and said they had 'extremely fruitful' discussions on regional and global issues.
After PM Modi arrived at Biden's home in Delaware, he was warmly greeted with a hug by the US President ahead of the bilateral talks. Biden and Modi will also participate in the Quad Leaders' Summit, alongside Japanese leader Fumio Kishida and Australian PM Anthony Albanese later today.
Sullivan arrived in India to review the implementation of the ambitious initiative on critical and emerging technologies (iCET) after repeated delays. The top Biden administration official held wide-ranging talks with EAM Jaishankar and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval earlier in the day.
US State Department Mathew Miller said that India continues to remain a very important partner and that relationship will not change.
Foreign Secretary Kwatra met US State Department Deputy Secretary Richard Verma and Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell as well as other senior officials. These discussions were largely on the growing defence and commercial ties between India and the US.
Blinken said that US partnerships with allies in the Indo-Pacific region have never been stronger and will continue to engage with China from a position of strength. India's relations with the United States have grown remarkably that came with PM Modi's first state visit to Washington in June.
The US commended India for taking the matter regarding the 'foiled murder plot' seriously and reiterated that it wants the case fully investigated and the accused held accountable. Meanwhile, FBI Director Christopher Wray is set to visit New Delhi next week to discuss the matter.
Earlier, a media report claimed that US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti informed his in-country team that relations between New Delhi and Ottawa could get worse for a time and the US may need to reduce its contacts with Indian officials.
Biden's top advisor, a prominent Indian American in the White House, Neera Tandon said that it's important that India and the US have a strong person-to-person, community-to-community leader relationship based on the strength of the community.
Indian-American Iyer said the talks between India and the US to finalise the security of supply arrangement, which would streamline the ability of defence firms to procure their requirements, is making good progress.
The critical remarks from India came weeks after a powerful Congressional Committee recommended strengthening NATO Plus by including India.
The iCET is spearheaded by the National Security Councils of both countries and focuses on strengthening the US-India partnership on the technologies that will drive global growth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Neftali Bennett, and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan would attend the first-of-its-kind virtual summit of the I2U2.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are set to meet Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for the Fourth 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place in December 2021.
The leaders are expected to exchange views and assessments about important developments in the Indo-Pacific.
Briefing media about her visit, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that Sherman had an opportunity to engage substantively and constructively with some of the key interlocutors in New Delhi.
Green said he has been encouraged by the growing alliance between India and the United States since the resurgence of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in 2017, and his hope is that India remains central to President Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy.
The Biden administration's "over-the-horizon" strategy in Afghanistan is drawing serious questions from lawmakers and counterterrorism experts.
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