Modi US Visit: PM to Meet President Biden Today | Here’s What to Expect From Their First Tete-a-Tete

Modi-Biden Meet: This will be Modi's first in-person meeting with Biden after the latter became the President of the United States in January 2021.

Modi in the US: After holding bilateral talks with Vice President Kamala Harris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Joe Biden on Friday where the two leaders are expected to discuss the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan along with other issues. This will be Modi’s first in-person meeting with Biden after the latter became the President of the United States in January 2021.

PM Modi-Biden Meet | What to Expect

• As per Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla, the two leaders are expected to discuss how to bolster bilateral trade and investment ties, strengthen security collaboration, boost the strategic clean energy partnership, explore new avenues in emerging technologies through R&D innovation and industry linkages.
• Prime Minister Modi and Biden will review “robust and multifaceted” India-US bilateral ties and discuss how strategic global partnership can be enriched.
• They will also discuss the reform of the multilateral system, including the UN Security Council.
• Besides, PM Modi is expected to highlight the importance of people to people ties between the two nations and the potential of enhancing the ties further especially through higher education linkages and mobility.
• “The bilateral meeting will also feature the current regional security situation following the recent development in Afghanistan, our stakes as a neighbour and the long-standing and preferred development partner of the people of Afghanistan. In this context, he would undoubtedly discuss the need to stem radicalism, extremism, cross-border terrorism and dismantling of the global terrorist network,” Shringla said.