US President Biden & US Vice President Kamala Harris to meet Modi, PM of India: discuss democracy, human rights, climate change and security
03:26 (IST) Sep 25
At Quad's request, PM Modi said India would make available 8 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine, manufactured in India by Biological E. This would be ready by October end and compatible with our decision to resume vaccine export........Foreign secretary 03:23 (IST) Sep 25
PM Narendra Modi to skip the meeting of US Vice-President Kamala Harris with Quad Leaders in her ceremonial office.
03:12 (IST) Sep 25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will depart later in the evening (US time) for New York. He is scheduled to address at the 76th session of UNGA on Saturday morning: Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Los Angeles, September 23, 2021
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“On Sep. 23, Thursday afternoon, US Vice President Kamala Harris plans to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss regional issues, including democracy, human rights, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and security,” according to a senior administration official and local media.
Biden will meet with Modi on Friday, Sep. 24. Modi may also bring up immigration and other issues important to Indians who have moved abroad.
Biden and Kamla Harris will each meet separately on Thursday/Friday with leaders of the so-called Quad, which includes Japan and Australia, in addition to India.
"I am also looking forward to meeting vice-president Kamala Harris to explore opportunities for cooperation between our two nations particularly in the area of science and technology," PM Modi said.
“At the invitation of Joe Biden, I am visiting the USA to continue our dialogue, and exchange views on areas of mutual interest. Also looking forward to meeting Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss global issues and explore ideas for cooperation between India and US,” Modi tweeted.
Harris' relationship with India is very complicated. It may started when Modi tried to help Trump in election openly in his last trip. NRIs divided in this issue.
According to LA Times:
- Indian Americans are one of the fastest-growing political forces in the United States. Harris, whose mother was born in India, attracted donations, votes and attention from Indian Americans during her political rise to the U.S. Senate and the vice presidency.
- Her career, political stances and even the activism of her niece — social media influencer Meena Harris — have been chronicled by the Indian media.
- Before she became Biden's running mate, she criticized India's human rights record, which includes violence and persecution of religious minorities. Those positions have led some in India to hold the mistaken belief that Harris would push harder than Biden for human rights and democratic reforms, said Vaishnav, of the Carnegie Endowment.
According to republicworld.com:
- In 2020, Joe Biden's running mate had been a vocal and sharp critic of India's Kashmir policy, especially after the revocation of Artice 370 and special status that was granted to the union territory.
- The Democrats have generally been less inclined towards India than Republican Presidents, for a variety of reasons generally related to America's geostrategic interests and Pakistan's proclivity towards fostering an economic and diplomatic model that is reliant on military and humanitarian aid, investments and hand-outs.
Modi emplaned for his visit to the United States that he described would be an “occasion to strengthen Indo-US ties
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that she was asking Pakistan to act against terrorism and ensure that terror groups do not target New Delhi or Washington, according to India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
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