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The U.S.-India relationship is one of the world’s most consequential partnerships in the 21st century. It is a story of geopolitics and trade, new ideas and scientific breakthroughs, ambition, vision, and achievement.
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President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad in February 2020. Far right: President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi in January 2015.
democracies, and the responsibility of global leadership. Today, the United States and India are cooperating to tackle challenges around the world, to improve the lives of billions of people, to set a standard for other countries to follow, and to join with like-minded countries to sustain the rules-based international order. Despite this progress, there is much work to do. We are in a new age of ambition to realize the full potential of our relationship and help define the 21st century by drawing upon our shared interests and strengths. This potential for global leadership is based on our vibrant economies, rich cultures, active civil societies, diplomatic influence, and military power. The U.S.-India partnership seeks to harness the full scope of our advanced scientific and technical capabilities and the talents of our people to further global development and prosperity. Our mutual ambition flows from our shared identities as Indo-Pacific nations, a region which promises to be the center of power and economic growth in the 21st Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
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reetings and Namaskar! This is the story of the U.S.-India relationship, one of the world’s most consequential partnerships in the 21st century. It is a story of increasing convergence between natural partners, featuring dynamic individuals and great institutions. It is a story of geopolitics and trade, new ideas and scientific breakthroughs, ambition, vision, and achievement. Already, U.S.-India cooperation has improved the lives of millions. Today, it offers an even greater potential to increase peace and prosperity around the world. When U.S. President Donald J. Trump met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2020, they highlighted the impact of our shared progress on the world, declaring our relationship a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. In doing so, they recognized that the United States and India work together across the full range of human endeavor, driven by expansive people-topeople ties, common interests, the promise of innovation and growth, similarities as diverse
