During his visit to New Delhi, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended India’s leadership role in the Indo-Pacific and growing engagement with like-minded partners across the region to promote shared goals Secretary Austin arrived to India March 19 for three days of meetings with Prime Minister Narendra...
Biden Finally Calls China’s Xi, after Modi
President Joe Biden waited until the eve of the Chinese Lunar Year shutdown and celebration to schedule and complete a conversation with Xi Jinping of China. What was noted prominently in India was that the conversaton with Prime Minister Narendra Modi happened first. On the American side it is important...
Biden, Modi speak: Align on Covid, Climate, China
India is #10 on the U.S trading partner list and was the tenth country called by President Biden, after Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany. Russia. Japan, Korea and Australia. Note that there is no call with China yet. Most countries are allies or neighbors and the only rival...