New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the present day returned to India after concluding his three-day official go to to the US. Throughout his go to, the prime minister attended the Quad leaders’ summit and the UN Common Meeting session. He additionally addressed the Indian diaspora at an occasion in New York and held a number of bilateral conferences with a number of heads of states. The prime minister additionally spoke on the ‘Summit of the Future’, organised by the United Nations.
PM Modi started his go to from Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, the place his flight – Air India One – landed. He was welcome by a 1000’s of Indian-People who had gathered on the airport to greet him. From there, the prime minister went to Wilmington in Delaware, which is US President Joe Biden’s house metropolis and state.
President Biden hosted the Quad leaders for the annual summit in his house metropolis. 2024 was India’s flip to host the Quad Summit, however on a request by Washington DC, New Delhi agreed to host it subsequent yr.
PM Narendra Modi was greeted by a whole bunch of Indians who had gathered on the airport in Philadelphia. (PTI Photograph)
JOE BIDEN HOSTS PM MODI AT HOME
President Biden hosted PM Modi at his house in Greenville, Delaware the place the 2 leaders held bilateral talks to additional energy the India-US strategic partnership. President Biden welcomed PM Modi on his arrival with a hug. He then assist PM Modi’s hand and led him into his home.
Prime Minister Modi expressed his heartfelt gratitude to United States President Joe Biden for his heat hospitality. “Yesterday, President Biden took me to his house in Delaware, and his heat and hospitality touched my coronary heart. This honour belongs to 1.4 billion Indians, it is your honour, your achievement, and the honour of the tens of millions of Indians residing right here. I categorical my gratitude to President Biden and to all of you,” PM Modi stated a day after assembly President Biden.
PM Modi gifted an vintage silver hand-engraved prepare mannequin to Joe Biden. The prepare mannequin was customised by inscribing “DELHI-DELAWARE” on the edges of the primary carriage and “INDIAN RAILWAYS” on the edges of the engine in English and Hindi based mostly on the usual format used on passenger trains in India. Crafted by artisans from Maharashtra, which is famend for its wealthy heritage in silver craftsmanship, the mannequin is fabricated from 92.5% silver
PM Modi additionally gifted a Kashmiri pashmina scarf to First Girl Jill Biden.
After the assembly, Mr Biden took to social media web site X and stated the US’ partnership with India is “stronger, nearer, and extra dynamic than any time in historical past”, including that “Prime Minister Modi, every time we sit down, I am struck by our skill to search out new areas of cooperation. As we speak was no completely different.”
INDIA-US BILATERAL MEETING
INDIA’s GLOBAL ROLE
Throughout the bilateral assembly, President Biden expressed appreciation for India’s management on the world stage, notably Prime Minister Modi’s management within the G20 and the World South, a White Home assertion stated. The US President additionally praised the Prime Minister’s dedication to strengthen the Quad to make sure a free, open, and affluent Indo-Pacific.
“India is on the forefront of efforts to hunt options to essentially the most urgent challenges, from supporting the worldwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic to addressing the devastating penalties of conflicts around the globe,” the White Home stated.
President Biden, it stated, counseled Prime Minister Modi for his historic visits to Poland and Ukraine, the primary by an Indian Prime Minister in a long time, and his message of peace and ongoing humanitarian assist for Ukraine. The assertion was silent on the Prime Minister’s go to to Russia.
SEMICONDUCTOR PUSH
The White Home stated that the 2 leaders cheered the success of the Initiative on Important and Rising Expertise (iCET) in deepening and increasing strategic cooperation throughout key know-how sectors, together with area, semiconductors, and superior telecommunications.
SPACE COOPERATION
Within the area know-how sector, the two leaders welcomed the progress in the direction of the primary joint effort by NASA and ISRO to conduct scientific analysis onboard the Worldwide Area Station in 2025.
DRONE DEAL, DEFENCE PACTS
The US president welcomed the progress in India finishing the procurement of 31 Common Atomics MQ-9B (16 Sky Guardian and 15 Sea Guardian) remotely piloted plane and their related tools, the White Home stated, including that these will improve the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities of India’s armed forces.
The 2 leaders recognised the progress underneath the US-India Protection Industrial Cooperation Roadmap, together with ongoing collaboration to advance precedence co-production preparations for jet engines, munitions, and floor mobility methods. Prime Minister Modi and President Biden additionally welcomed efforts to develop defence industrial partnerships.
CLEAN ENERGY
PM Modi and President Biden welcomed the joint efforts to speed up the enlargement of secure and safe clear vitality provide chains by way of US and Indian manufacturing of fresh vitality applied sciences and parts.
“In its preliminary part, the U.S. and India would work collectively to unlock $1 billion of multilateral financing to assist tasks throughout the clear vitality worth chain for renewable vitality, vitality storage, energy grid and transmission applied sciences, excessive effectivity cooling methods, zero emission automobiles, and different rising clear applied sciences,” the White Home stated.
The 2 leaders welcomed the India-US collaboration on a brand new Nationwide Middle for Hydrogen Security in India and affirmed their intent to utilise the brand new Renewable Power Expertise Motion Platform (RETAP) to reinforce collaboration on clear vitality manufacturing and international provide chains.
GLOBAL HEALTHCARE
The 2 leaders celebrated the brand new US-India Drug Coverage Framework, which can deepen the collaboration to disrupt the illicit manufacturing and worldwide trafficking of artificial medication and precursor chemical substances, and deepen a holistic public well being partnership.
“The Leaders applauded the first-ever U.S.-India Most cancers Dialogue held in August 2024, which introduced collectively consultants from each nations to extend analysis and growth to speed up the speed of progress in opposition to most cancers,” the White Home stated.
In a joint assertion issued by Indian and the US, the US acknowledged that it helps the decision for a reformed UN Safety Council and stated it backs India’s bid for a everlasting seat with veto energy.
THE 2024 QUAD LEADERS’ SUMMIT
Throughout his opening remarks on the Quad Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi careworn {that a} free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific is the shared precedence and dedication of the Quad nations. US President Joe Biden, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, and Japan PM Fumio Kishida have been current on the assembly.
PM Modi identified the Quad summit is being held at a time when the world is surrounded by tensions and conflicts. “At such a time, it is vital for all of humanity that the members of the Quad transfer ahead based mostly on shared democratic values. We’re not in opposition to anyone. All of us assist rules-based worldwide order, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and peaceable decision of all disputes,” he stated.
To strengthen the combat in opposition to cervical most cancers, India pledged a grant of USD 7.5 million to the testing, screening, and prognosis of the illness within the Indo-Pacific area. Addressing the Most cancers Moonshot occasion on the sidelines of the Quad Leaders’ Summit, PM Modi stated the initiative would go a good distance in offering inexpensive, accessible and high quality well being care to folks in Indo-Pacific nations.
“India is able to share its expertise and experience,” PM Modi stated, asserting that the grant was made underneath India’s imaginative and prescient of ‘One Earth, One Heath’.
The 2024 Quad Summit was the farewell summit for Joe Biden, who is just not in search of re-election as President. It was additionally the ultimate summit for Japanese PM Fumio Kishida, whose time period as prime minister will finish this yr.
After the summit, when requested by reporters if the Quad will survive past November 2024, President Biden gestured by protecting his hand on PM Modi’s shoulder and stated “lengthy past 2024” – a submit of which went viral on social media.
KEY BILATERAL MEETINGS
Throughout his US go to, PM Modi engaged with a number of world leaders and held a number of bilateral conferences.
Aside from his bilateral assembly with US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally held bilateral talks with Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida. These bilateral conferences have been held in Delaware on the sidelines of the Quad Summit.
PM Modi held a number of different bilateral conferences on the sidelines of the UN Common Meeting assembly in New York. These conferences included bilateral talks with the Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas; His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Vietnam’s President To Lam..
ROUNDTABLE MEET WITH TOP TECH CEOs
Whereas in New York, Prime Minister Modi held a roundtable assembly with the highest American CEOs from the know-how discipline. The assembly centered on innovation, collaboration, and India’s rising tech area. It was held on the Lotte New York Palace Lodge.
Hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Expertise (MIT) College of Engineering, the roundtable noticed participation from leaders of firms specialising in synthetic intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, and biotechnology.
The roundtable was attended by outstanding CEOs like Google’s Sundar Pichai Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, Adobe Chairman and CEO Shantanu Narayen, Lisa Su – Chair and CEO of AMD; and Noubar Afeyan – Chairman, Moderna.
Talking about Synthetic Intelligence or AI, the prime minister careworn that India’s coverage is to advertise ‘AI for All’, underpinned by its moral and accountable use.
In a submit on X, Prime Minister Modi stated, “Had a fruitful roundtable with tech CEOs in New York, discussing points regarding know-how, innovation, and extra. Additionally highlighted the strides made by India on this discipline. I’m glad to see immense optimism in the direction of India.”
UNITED NATIONS’ ‘SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE’
On the third-and-final day of his US go to, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the ‘Summit of the Future’ on the United Nations Common Meeting in New York. The theme of the Summit was ‘Multilateral Options for a Higher Tomorrow’.
Throughout his speech on the discussion board, PM Modi stated, “Alongside terrorism, new areas of battle are rising and it’s excessive time that “international motion should match international ambition.”
Declaring that terrorism continues to be a critical risk to international peace and safety, PM Modi stated then again, “cyber, maritime and area are rising as new areas of battle”
Speaking of rising international concern over risks from new and evolving applied sciences, particularly synthetic intelligence, PM Modi stated, “There’s a want for balanced regulation at a worldwide stage, for the secure and accountable use of know-how.”
Increasing on his earlier assertion that “this isn’t a time for struggle”, PM Modi stated, “After we are discussing the worldwide future, we should accord the very best precedence to a human-centric method whereas prioritising sustainable growth,” including that “We should additionally guarantee human welfare, meals and well being safety.” He additionally declared that India was able to share her expertise in poverty eradication and bridging the digital divide.
In his closing remarks, PM Modi stated that, “The success of humanity lies in our collective energy, not within the battlefield and for world peace and growth, reform is crucial for international organisations”.
‘MODI AND US’ – THE MEGA DIASPORA EVENT
In addition to his official engagements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the Indian diaspora in the US at a mega occasion organised on the Nassau Coliseum Area in New York’s Lengthy Island.
Tens of 1000’s of Indians gathered on the stadium. A packed home cheered on Prime Minister Modi as he took the stage to deal with Indian-People. The prime minister known as them the “model ambassadors” of India and thanked them for being the bridge between India and the US. He credited folks of Indian origin for his or her cultural and work ethos and for being rule-abiding residents, saying it’s primarily due to them that India will get the respect and recognition in the US.
Calling India the brand new “land of alternative”, the prime minister spoke concerning the achievements in India in recent times, informing the Indian neighborhood concerning the progress made by India in a number of industries in addition to the event in social infrastructure.
Earlier than ending his speech, the Prime Minister introduced two extra consulates that may quickly open within the US – in Boston and Los Angeles.
Upon his return, the Prime Minister’s US go to was praised by all of the allies within the NDA authorities – from Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP and Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) to Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha.