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India-US Virtual Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joseph R. Biden held a virtual meeting on april 11, 2022 before the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
India-US Partnership to Challenge China Prime Minister Modi held a virtual Summit with President Biden on April 11, 2022. With IndoPacific in mind and to effectively meet the China challenge, the US administration needs to keep India in good humour. A strong US-Indian partnership is a critical building block in a more resilient regional security architecture.
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By Ranjit Kumar The outcome of Modi-Biden virtual summit on April 11, 2022 followed by 2+2 ministerial dialogue of foreign and defence ministers have signified the adage of ex-President Barack Obama that India-US relations would prove to be the defining partnership of the 21st century. In spite of serious differences over Russia-Ukraine war, Indian and US leaders have significantly decided to take the relations to newer heights. That President Joe Biden took the significant initiative of holding the virtual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of
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the 2+2 dialogue, indicated the importance of the long-term view Biden administration has taken of the India-US strategic partnership in view of the emerging geo-political equations and alliances. The US administration would have proved to be short sighted if they had harped too much on India’s refusal to directly name and shame Russia over its military invasion of Ukraine. Significantly the US administration also underplayed India’s move to buy oil and gas at a discounted price offered by Russia.
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