New York: During a whirlwind trip of about 55 hours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieved "very significant outcomes" in bilateral and multilateral domains and India was able to share its thoughts on a global stage, according to India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
"I'm sure the results from this will stand us in good strength as we move forward," Misri said briefing reporters on Prime Minister Modi's visit that included meetings with US President Joe Biden and other leaders, participation in the Quad and United Nations summits, and speaking at a rally of the diaspora.
Despite being brief, "We've had very significant outcomes in the bilateral, in the unilateral and in the multilateral domains", he said. It has "enabled India to say its piece and share its thoughts on a global stage".
The visit had "a very strong technology element", not only with the roundtable of tech CEOs, but also in the joint statement of the Quad, the US-India bilateral factsheet, and Prime Minister Modi's other settings, he said.
"It also gave the opportunity to reflect on how technology has become a core driver of the India-US strategic partnership," he added. The CEOs of major tech companies like Google, Nvidia, Global Foundry and IBM, as well as bioscience giants like Moderna and Biogen, participated in the roundtable.
The joint fact sheet released by the White House said President Biden and Prime Minister Modi agreed to drive new AI innovation opportunities, enhance Research and Development collaboration on advanced semiconductor processors, and increase support for India's National Quantum Mission.
The Summit of the Future adopted a Pact for the Future committing the world leaders to an action plan to meet the challenges facing the world and the UN and it called for speeding up the Security Council reform process.
Quad to boost cooperation in Indian Ocean regionWashington: The Quad, a four-member group comprising the US, Japan, India, and Australia, has said it is committed to strengthening cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region. The Wilmington Declaration, released after the meeting of Quad leaders US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Delaware, recognised India's leadership in finalising the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (IOIP) and supported its implementation. Quad agreed to implement the 'Maritime Initiative for Training in the Indo-Pacific (MAITRI) to monitor and secure waters, enforce laws, and deter unlawful behavior. To reduce the number of lives lost to cancer in the Indo-Pacific, the group launched a 'Quad Cancer Moonshot' focussing initially on combating cervical cancer. |
