New Delhi:
US vice-president JD Vance and his wife Usha, Indian-American second woman, will pay India’s four-day visit to start from April 21, during which she will interact with ways to focus on the initial final form of the proposed bilateral trade agreement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and enhance the Indo-US relations.
The visit was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs (Mea) on Wednesday. Vance’s office also announced a separate journey.
President Donald Trump’s tariffs are traveling to India amidst increasing global concerns over the tariff quarrel and both sides are intentional to be intentional to complete the proposed trade deal, aimed at addressing issues related to levy, market access and supply chains.
“This will be Vice President Vance’s first visit to India. During the visit, he will hold a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 April.”
“The vice president and his delegation will have other busyness in Delhi and also scheduled to visit Jaipur and Agra before leaving for Washington, DC on 24 April,” said it.
American vice -president will be with wife Usha, three of her young children – Ivan, Vivek and Mirabel – and senior members of the US administration.
The MEA said in a statement, “The journey will provide an opportunity to the two sides to review the implementation of the results of the India-US joint statement issued during the Prime Minister’s visit in the US on 13 February,” the journey said.
It said that both sides will also exchange ideas on regional and global development of mutual interest.
Vance’s office stated that he is visiting Italy and India from 18 to 24 April and would “discuss shared economic and geopolitical priorities with leaders in each country”.
“In India, Vice Presidents will visit New Delhi, Jaipur and Agra. Vice President will hold meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” said this.
The US Redout said that Vance and another family will also participate in engagement in cultural sites in India.
Soon after his arrival, Vance and his family are expected to visit the Red Fort, said by people familiar with the matter.
In the afternoon, Wanes National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Minister’s Jaishankar and BJP President JP Nadda will meet.
Prime Minister Modi will interact with Vance and his family -wife Usha, first Hindu American second woman, sons Ivan and Vivek and daughter Mirabel -“and host him for a formal dinner in the evening, people said.
Wes will travel to Jaipur on 22 April and go to major tourist destinations and keep some busyness, he said.
The US vice -president and his family will visit Agra the next day to visit the Taj Mahal, said people said.
Vines is traveling to India against the backdrop of Trump’s policy on tariff, which has triggered the fears of large -scale trade disruption and global economic recession.
A few days after his mutual tariff kick in this month, Trump announced a 90-day stagnation on it for all countries, leaving China all over the world, countries around the world merged under the influence of earthquake action.
US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz also planned to visit India earlier next week, but the journey has been postponed, said by people familiar with the matter.
In Rome, Vance Easter will interact with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni before a meeting with the Vatican Secretary State Cardinal Pitro Parolin to attend the ceremonies before Sunday.
US vice -president Vance’s visit has traveled to India a few weeks after a visit to Tulsi Gabard, USA’s US Director (DNI).
DNI held separate meetings with Prime Minister Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and NSA Dowal.
The US President’s tariff quarrel has stopped the possibility of a global trade war.
After a conversation between Modi and Trump at Washington DC in February, the two sides announced that they would negotiate the first installment of the bilateral trade agreement by the fall of 2025.
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