Blinken said PM Modi’s visit to Washington DC on June 22 will solidify what President Joe Biden has called the “defining relationship” of the 21st Century
Economic linkages are the heart of the India-United States strategic relationship, US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken said on Monday, adding that both countries are together determining the norms, rules and standards that will govern innovations for the future.
Blinken said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Washington DC on June 22 will be “historic” and solidify what President Joe Biden has called the “defining relationship” of the 21st Century.
As someone who has worked for Biden for two decades, dating back to the Democrat President’s time as chair of Senate foreign relations committee, Blinken said he knew Biden had not arrived at this conclusion “yesterday”.
“From that time, I know the premium he has attached to the relationship between our countries and the vision that he has had for the centrality, the importance, of that relationship,” he said.