{"id":16061,"date":"2023-06-23T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=16061"},"modified":"2023-06-23T13:32:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T10:32:04","slug":"indias-modi-visits-us-to-bolster-military-and-economic-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/indias-modi-visits-us-to-bolster-military-and-economic-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s Modi visits US to bolster military and economic cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>India\u2019s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States and met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House as the two leaders hailed a need for stronger U.S.-India partnership in the coming years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biden and Modi held a bilateral meeting on June 22, 2023, at the White House, engaging in discussions on a wide range of issues. The meeting was followed by the state dinner. While speaking at a joint press briefing with the Indian prime minister, U.S. President Biden said that \u201cThe prime minister and I had a good discussion about democratic values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modi, a leader once denied a visa to travel to the U.S. because of concerns over human rights, was greeted with the highest level of diplomatic protocol by the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his two-day (June 21-22) visit, Modi met with the CEOs of major American companies, addressed the Indian-American community, delivered a speech at the joint session of the U.S. Congress, and led a Yoga event at the United Nations headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With this visit, we are demonstrating once more how India and the United States are collaborating on nearly every human endeavor and delivering progress across the board.<br><br>Our bottom line is simple: We want people everywhere to have the opportunity to live in dignity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LLR2dn1vp6\">pic.twitter.com\/LLR2dn1vp6<\/a><\/p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1672082047559426051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Concerns over India\u2019s human rights violations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modi\u2019s visit to the U.S. was not without controversy due to India\u2019s troubled past and present filled with human rights abuse. His speech at the Congress was boycotted by some liberal lawmakers, as they voiced their concerns about the Indian government\u2019s treatment of minorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, the Biden administration as well as many other international human rights organizations have directly criticized India\u2019s Modi government and his political party BJP for human rights violations. Upon being asked about the alleged human rights abuses committed by Modi and his administration, President Biden said that he had a direct discussion about the issues with the Indian prime minister. In a vague answer, Biden said that \u201cit\u2019s a common democratic character of both our countries and our people, our diversity our culture our open, tolerant, robust debate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the questions were put in front of the Indian prime minister about his government\u2019s restriction on the freedom of expression and discrimination against minorities, Modi struck a defiant tone, saying he was \u201csurprised\u201d by the criticism. \u201cWe have always proved that democracy can deliver. And when I say deliver, this is regardless of caste, creed, religion, gender, there\u2019s absolutely no space for discrimination,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd when you talk of democracy, if there are no human values, and there is no humanity, there are no human rights, then it\u2019s not a democracy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-president-and-first-lady-with-Indian-PM.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-president-and-first-lady-with-Indian-PM.jpg?resize=1016%2C677&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-president-and-first-lady-with-Indian-PM.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-president-and-first-lady-with-Indian-PM.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-president-and-first-lady-with-Indian-PM.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-president-and-first-lady-with-Indian-PM.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-president-and-first-lady-with-Indian-PM.jpg?resize=589%2C392&amp;ssl=1 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em><sup>U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House. (Image Credit: Twitter\/@POTUS)<br><\/sup><\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Economic agreements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modi\u2019s landmark visit to the U.S. was filled with new trade agreements and economic deals focusing on a range of industries from AI, and technology to defense and critical minerals. U.S. memory chip firm Micron Technology signed an $825 million investment contract with the Indian central government to set up a chip assembly and testing plant in Gujarat, its first factory in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India also joined the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP),&nbsp;a U.S.-led partnership of more than 12 countries and the European Union that focuses on critical energy minerals supply chains. After its inclusion in the MSP, India is expected to receive investments from the partner states in the electric vehicle batteries and component manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Military cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China\u2019s rise in the Indo-Pacific region is a driving factor behind the deepening ties between India and the United States. Modi\u2019s recent trip to the U.S. particularly focused on bolstering the India-U.S. security partnership. During his visit, the Indian prime minister secured several procurement deals for crucial weapons, jets manufacturing as well as other military equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MQ-9B-HALE-UAV.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MQ-9B-HALE-UAV.jpg?resize=1016%2C678&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MQ-9B-HALE-UAV.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MQ-9B-HALE-UAV.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MQ-9B-HALE-UAV.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MQ-9B-HALE-UAV.jpg?resize=589%2C392&amp;ssl=1 589w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MQ-9B-HALE-UAV.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em><sup>U.S. MQ-9B SkyGuardian surveillance and reconnaissance drone. (Image Credit: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s defense ministry approved plans to procure General Atomics MQ-9B&nbsp;High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UAVs. Under the procurement deal, the MQ-9Bs will be assembled in India as General Atomics will establish a Comprehensive Global Maintenance, Repair &amp; Overhaul (MRO) facility in India to support the country\u2019s long-term goals of boosting indigenous defense capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. General Electric and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited signed an MoU for the manufacturing of the F-414 jet engines in India, for the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Light Combat Aircraft Mk 2. This initiative to manufacture F-414 engines in India will enable the greater transfer of U.S. jet engine technology than ever before.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the backdrop of Modi\u2019s visit to the U.S., the U.S. Department of Defense and the Indian Ministry of Defense launched the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X). A project defined as a network of universities, startups, industry, and think tanks, that will facilitate joint defense technology innovation and co-production of advanced defense technology between the respective industries of the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the factsheet released by the U.S. Department of Defense, INDUS-X seeks closer cooperation between private sectors and research institutions of the two countries to catalyze innovation within defense industrial bases. Pentagon said that through INDUS-X, the United States and India will strengthen ties between defense industrial ecosystems to make them more innovative, accessible, and resilient.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-Green-Berets-India-NSG.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-Green-Berets-India-NSG.jpg?resize=800%2C535&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-Green-Berets-India-NSG.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-Green-Berets-India-NSG.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/US-Green-Berets-India-NSG.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em><sup>U.S. Green Berets from the U.S. Army\u2019s 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and India\u2019s National Security Guard train with a Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle during a counterterrorism exercise in Chennai, India, Feb. 28, 2023. 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