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The Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Washington helped Narendra Modi sign new agreements with Joe Biden. In a joint statement, the two men also called for respect for “the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.”
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Narendra Modi and Joe Biden met at the White House with the aim of strengthening military and technological relations between India and the United States. Although China was not the central issue, the effects of the agreements between the two countries counterbalance Beijing.
Specifically, deals were pushed to manufacture General Electric combat aircraft engines in India and an agreement in which Delhi will buy armed drones from the General Atomics company, a military platform that can help them detect and counter the movements of the Chinese army.
On the technology side, an announcement by Micron Technology, the largest US microchip maker, is expected to confirm that a microchip assembly, testing and packaging plant is under construction in Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat.
On this state visit in which there were protests in the streets of the US capital over the repression against Muslim minorities in India and Biden’s inaction, Narendra Modi also addressed the plenary session of Congress to seek bipartisan support.
It should be noted that Modi’s visit comes after a tense trip to China by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, which was marred by President Biden’s comments on Tuesday calling Xi Jinping a “dictator.”
Comment that Biden played down at the press conference highlighting the positive results of Blinken’s recent trip to China and the possibility of meeting Xi Jinping soon.
