PM MODI AND US PRESIDENT BIDEN TO MEET TODAY VIRTUALLY; KNOW THE TOP LEADS TO BE STRESSED UPON BY BIDEN ON INDIA

New Delhi (The Quiver)On Monday , Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden will be meet through a virtual meeting to review the ongoing bilateral cooperation, and exchange views on recent developments in South Asia, the Indo-Pacific region, and global issues of mutual interest. The White House stated that the leaders will also be discussing about the ongoing Russia and Ukraine War. Biden last spoke to Prime Minister Modi and with other Quad Leaders in March.

This virtual meeting  between the two supremos will enable both sides to further strengthen their bilateral Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The two leaders’ virtual interaction will precede the fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue which will be led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar on the Indian side, and their US counterparts, Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Top leads of today’s virtual meeting as stated by the US white house

The White House in a statement said Biden and Modi will discuss cooperation on a range of issues including ending the Covid-19 pandemic, countering the climate crisis, strengthening the global economy, and upholding a free, open, rules-based international order to bolster security, democracy, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.

Biden will elaborate “close consultations on the consequences of Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine and mitigating its destabilizing impact on global food supply and commodity markets”.

The leaders will advance the ongoing conversations about the development of an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and delivering high-quality infrastructure.