G20 Summit: PM Modi Holds Talk With Biden, Reiterates Close Cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a talk with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali on Tuesday.

Both leaders reviewed the continuing deepening of India and the US strategic partnership including cooperation in future-oriented sectors like critical and emerging technologies, advanced computing, artificial intelligence and others. 

They expressed satisfaction with the close cooperation between India and US in new groupings like Quad, I2U2 and others.

The I2U2 Group is a grouping of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The group's first joint statement states that the countries aim to cooperate on “joint investments and new initiatives in water, energy, transportation, space, health and food security.”

According to the PMO’s statement, the two leaders discussed topical global and regional developments. PM 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.

Earlier, PM Modi calls for a peaceful resolution through the dialogue of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 

PM Modi said that I have repeatedly spoken that we must find a way to return Ukraine to the path of ceasefire and diplomacy.

“During World War II, the leaders made a concerted effort to follow the path of peace. It's now our turn. We bear the responsibility for establishing a new world order in the post-Covid era,” Modi said.

The world needs “concrete and collective resolve” to ensure peace, harmony and security and I am confident that when the G20 meets next year in the holy land of Buddha and Gandhi, we will all agree to send a strong message of peace to the world,” PM added.