PM Modi meeting US Vice President Kamala Harris in D.C.
News | September 24, 2021 4:09 ISTPM Narendra Modi and US Vice-President Kamala Harris met in Washington D.C. on Thursday. Kamala Harris said India is a very important partner to US.
PM Narendra Modi and US Vice-President Kamala Harris met in Washington D.C. on Thursday. Kamala Harris said India is a very important partner to US.
"I express my gratitude to the US for extending a helping hand to India when India was hit by the second wave of COVID19," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington DC.
Kamala Harris described India as a "very important partner" to the US and welcomed New Delhi's announcement that it will soon resume vaccine export.
PM Narendra Modi and US Vice-President Kamala Harris met in Washington D.C. on Thursday. Kamala Harris said India is a very important partner to US
Post his meeting with CEOs of five global companies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the business heads appreciated India's reform trajectory.
The Prime Minister is set to meet VP Kamala Harris at the historic Eisenhower Building in next few hours.
Schwarzman briefed the Prime Minister about Blackstone’s ongoing projects in India, and their interest in further investments in the infrastructure and real estate sectors.
The discussions also focused on India’s flagship programme Digital India, and use of emerging technologies in sectors like health, education and R&D.
The Eisenhower Building has 2-mile long corridor and minimal use of wood has been used in its construction so that it can be safe from fire. $10 million were spent to construct this building. PM Modi - VPKamala Harris building will take place in this historic building.
Modi In US: The main elements of PM Modi's US visit will be bilateral meetings with President Joe Biden, participation in the Quad Leaders' Summit and address at the UN General Assembly.
PM Modi will utilize his US visit to reinforce regional focus and regional cooperation to deal with the Afghan crisis and the security of the region.
Harris is the first-ever person of Indian origin to be elected as the vice-president of the United States. Harris had earlier spoken with Modi over the phone during the COVID-19 crisis.
PM Modi will also meet Australian Prime Minister Scot Morrison and Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga on the same day.
US VP Kamala Harris and 2nd Gentleman Douglas Emhof will travel to Shanksville, Pennsylvania for a separate event.
Harris, speaking at the top of a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, said that the doses would begin to arrive within the next 24 hours.
Kamala Harris is on a tour of Southeast Asia, where she will attempt to reassure allies of American resolve following the chaotic end of a two-decade war.
“We will get you home,” Biden promised Americans who were still in Afghanistan days after the Taliban retook control of Kabul, ending a two-decade war.
The commemoration took place on Thursday during a meeting with representatives of the Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community during which they discussed combating hate crimes against Asians, the White House said.
President Joe Biden is proposing a $6 trillion budget for next year that’s piled high with new safety net programs for the poor and middle class.
The United States will continue to provide a range of assistance to India, as its "important partner" continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said Monday.
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