US Vice President J D Vance's visit will give further boost
US Vice President J D Vance's visit will give further boost to bilateral ties: India
India on Thursday said it is "very positive" that the upcoming visit of US Vice President J D Vance will give "furtherboost" to the India-US bilateral ties and "all relevant issues" will be on the table
US Vice President JD Vance and Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (PTI Photo)
NEW DELHI — India on Thursday said it is "very positive" that the
upcoming visit of US Vice President J D Vance will give "further
boost" to the India-US bilateral ties and "all relevant issues"
will be on the table.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir
Jaiswal made the comments while indicating that issues relating to trade and
tariff will figure during Vance's talks with Indian leaders.
Vance is scheduled to pay a four-day visit to India
beginning April 21 during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra
Modi that are expected to focus on an early finalisation of the proposed
bilateral trade pact.
Vance will be accompanied by his wife, Usha, their three
young children -- Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel -- and senior members of the US
administration.
"This is an official visit. He will be meeting the
prime minister. With the US, we have a comprehensive strategic global
partnership. When you have that level of partnership with any country,
obviously, you will discuss all relevant issues," Jaiswal said.
(PTI Photo)
"And with the US, our relationship is such that we
are doing anything that is part of human endeavour," he added.
"All the bilateral issues will be discussed and we
are very positive that the visit will give further boost to our bilateral
ties," Jaiswal said at his weekly media briefing in response to a
question.
Vance is travelling to India amid rising global concerns
over US President Donald Trump's tariff tussle and both sides are likely to
deliberate on firming up the proposed trade deal that is aimed at addressing
issues relating to levies, market access and supply chains.
Soon after their arrival on Monday in New Delhi, Vance
and his family are expected to visit the Red Fort, people familiar with the
matter said.
In the afternoon, Vance will meet National Security
Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda, they said.
Modi will interact with Vance and his family and host
them for a formal dinner in the evening, the people said.
The Vances will travel to Jaipur on April 22 and visit
key tourist sites and have some engagements, they added.
They will travel to Agra the next day to visit the Taj
Mahal, the people said.
The US vice president is travelling to India against the
backdrop of Trump's policy on tariffs that has triggered massive trade
disruptions and fears of a global economic recession.
Days after his reciprocal tariff kicked in this month,
Trump announced a 90-day pause on it on all countries, except China, as
countries around the world wilted under the impact of the seismic action.
Vance's visit will take place weeks after US Director of
National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard's trip to India.
The DNI held separate meetings with Modi, Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh, Jaishankar and Doval.
The US president's tariff tussle has stoked fears of a
global trade war.
Following talks between Modi and Trump in Washington DC
in February, the two sides announced to negotiate the first tranche of the BTA
by the fall of 2025.
