Every global and regional issue that is relevant to India and the U.S. is expected to feature in the bilateral dialogue that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold with American President Joe Biden during his upcoming official state visit to the U.S., Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on June 19. Apart from official engagements, Mr. Modi’s visit will include meetings with the Indian diaspora and senior CEOs from the corporate world.
“Every regional and global issue that are important in the context of India-US relationship will be discussed [by PM Modi and President Biden] as per availability of time,” Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said in a special briefing on the visit, explaining that “larger issues” that are of strategic importance to both sides will be taken up during the Modi-Biden meeting.
The discussion between the two leaders will also include India’s Presidency of the G20, which will meet here in India at the level of the leaders in September. Mr. Modi’s visit comes at crucial time for South Asia, which is witnessing political instability and conflicts in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar.
