US President Joe Biden meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Highlight
- PM Modi, US President Joe Biden will meet virtually today.
- Before the meeting, the White House said that the US President will put pressure on the PM to take a tough stand against Russia.
- The talks will be preceded by the India-US 2+2 ministerial talks.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden yesterday, a top White House official said the President will put pressure on the Prime Minister to take a tough stand against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden would discuss how Russia’s war against Ukraine is destabilizing global food supply and commodity markets, and the need to strengthen the global economy, while “protecting security.” To maintain a free, open, rules-based international order, democracy and prosperity.”
India’s neutral stance in the war has raised concerns in Washington and earned praise from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who this month commended India for “recognizing the situation completely, not in a unilateral way.” “
India did not participate when the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted to suspend Russia from its seat on the 47-member Human Rights Council over war crimes charges. India continues to buy Russian energy despite Western pressure to avoid buying Russian oil and gas. And the US has recently considered sanctions on India for the purchase of advanced Russian air defense systems.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that the virtual meeting will enable the two sides to continue their regular and high-level engagement with the aim of further strengthening the bilateral Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
The leaders’ virtual talks will be preceded by the 4th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, which will be led by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Ministry S Jaishankar on the Indian side and his US counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. ,
(with AP input)
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