Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the United States later this month, Atul Keshap, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC), said that both New Delhi and Washington DC hold the “arsenals of democracy in the East and West Hemisphere” Make sure potential conflicts are avoided. He also said that the whole country (US) and city is looking forward to Prime Minister Modi’s upcoming visit.
USIBC President Atul Keshap (ANI)
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“The world is watching. It’s a big deal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming here. The whole country and the whole city is excited and excited, here in the Chamber, at USIBC, we’re excited. I think both governments are doing their best,” Keshap, who is also a former US envoy to India, told ANI news agency.
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The former US diplomat recalled that both the US and India “used to have a very difficult relationship” which is now “fantastic”. Keshap referred to the January meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan at America’s highest chamber on building a trusted ecosystem of partners in critical and emerging technologies, calling it “as important as the nuclear deal.” . .
“We are now QUAD partners together. We are now working to bring together the industrial convergence of our two great societies to ensure that the deep tech and future technology of the 21st century is engineered and shaped by Americans and Indians for the happiness and prosperity of all the free people of the world,” he added added.
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Prime Minister Modi will make an official state visit to the United States from June 21-24, the third by an Indian prime minister. Despite Prime Minister Modi’s previous visits to the US, this has not been designated as a state visit, which is considered the highest-level visit under diplomatic protocol.
“This is only the third state visit by an Indian visitor and the Indian leader to the United States in the entire history of our relationship… This is a really big deal in the way the United States treats and honors visitors diplomatically.” State visits are reserved for our closest friends,” he added.
