A woman and a child pass in front of a banner welcoming the American vice-president JD Vance on Monday in a street in New Delhi, India.
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New Delhi – US vice -president JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four -day visit while New Delhi is looking to avoid American prices, negotiate a bilateral trade agreement with Washington and strengthen links with the Trump administration.
Vance will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of his largely personal visit. The two leaders should have discussions on the bilateral links described in February when Modi met President Donald Trump in Washington.
The United States is the largest trading partner in India and the two countries are now taking negotiations to seal a bilateral trade agreement this year.
They set an ambitious objective more than to double their bilateral trade at $ 500 billion by 2030. If that was concluded, the trade agreement could considerably improve economic ties between the two countries and potentially also strengthen diplomatic links.
Vance’s first visit to New Delhi is involved in the context of Trump’s pricing program now against most countries, including India. He also coincides with a rapid trade war between Washington and Beijing, which is the main rival in New Delhi in the region.
“We are very positive that the visit will give our bilateral bonds a boost,” said Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Randir Jaiswal last week.
Vance was greeted by a classical Indian dance performance after arriving at New Delhi Palam airport on Monday, after his visit to Rome, where he met Pope Francis on Easter Sunday. He is accompanied by his wife, Usha Vance, whose parents are from India, as well as their children and officials of the American administration. The couple will visit historic sites in the cities of Jaipur and Agra.
US vice-president JD Vance and the second Lady Usha Vance arrive in New Delhi, India on Monday.
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India is a partner close to the United States and an important strategic ally in the fight against the growing influence of China in the Indo-Pacific region.
It is also part of the Quad, which is made up of the United States, India, Japan and Australia and is considered a counterweight to the expansion of China in the region. Trump is expected to attend a top of quad chiefs in India later this year.
Modi has established a good working relationship with Trump during his first mandate and the two leaders are likely to strengthen cooperation between their country.
He was among the first leaders to visit the United States and to speak with Trump after returning to the White House. During his visit, Modi praised a “mega partnership” with the United States and launched a negotiation process to minimize the possible repercussions of Trump prices.
The two leaders also declared that they were planning to develop their defense partnership, India reporting compliance with the Trump administration’s requests, saying that it would buy more oil, energy and defense equipment in the United States
Anyway, Trump has targeted India with a 26%tax, which has since been interrupted. However, he continued to call India an “pricing aggressor” and “pricing king”.
Trade negotiations are particularly urgent for New Delhi because they could be touched by Trump’s reciprocal prices, especially in agriculture, processed foods, car components, high -end machines, medical equipment and jewelry.
