Modi and Biden review India-US ties in Bali meeting
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on Tuesday reviewed the state of India-US strategic partnership including in sectors like critical and emerging technologies and artificial intelligence.
It is understood that PM Modi and Joe Biden also touched upon the Ukraine conflict and its implications in their meeting that took place on the margins of the G-20 summit in this Indonesian city.
In its readout, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) only said that the two leaders also discussed “topical global and regional developments” in the meeting.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President of USA, Joseph R Biden on the margins of G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali today,” the MEA said.
“They reviewed the continuing deepening of the India - US strategic partnership including cooperation in future oriented sectors like critical and emerging technologies, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, etc,” it said in a statement.
The MEA said Prime Minister Modi thanked President Biden for his “constant support” for strengthening the India-US partnership.
“He expressed confidence that both countries would continue to maintain close coordination during India’s G-20 Presidency,” it said.
A White House readout said Biden met PM Modi and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia on the margins of the G20 summit in Bali to reaffirm their shared commitment to the G20 as the premier forum for international economic cooperation.