PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Joe Biden at Greenville, Delaware, as he arrived in the US on Saturday morning (US time) for a 3-day visit. He also held bilateral talks with Japan PM Fumio Kishida and Australian PM Anthony Albanese. Before this, PM Modi addressed the QUAD leaders’ Summit and the Cancer Moonshot event.
PM Modi, who landed at Philadelphia International Airport, was welcomed by Indian community with cultural dance performances. The Prime Minister met US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the Quad summit to deepen India-US relations. Modi will be hold bilateral meetings with other leaders as well and will be attending the Quad summit. He is also expected to meet US presidential candidate Donald Trump ahead of US elections in November.
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: ‘A picture for posterity!’
The Ministry of External Affairs took to social media to share “a picture for posterity” from the QUAD Summit.
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PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: PM Modi wishes Japan PM Fumio Kishida ‘him success and happiness’
PM Modi met Japan PM Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of Quad Summit in Delaware. “They reviewed the various facets of 🇮🇳-🇯🇵 relationship, and exchanged views to deepen the cooperation further,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: Biden announces programme to train Indo-Pacific doctors combat cervical cancer
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: US President Joe Biden announced on Saturday (local time) to begin a programme to train Indo-Pacific counterparts in conducting cervical cancer screening and vaccination. He made the announcement at the Cancer Moonshot event in Wilmington, Delaware, his hometown, held on the sidelines of the Quad Summit.
“Next year, doctors and nurses from the US Navy will begin a programme to train Indo-Pacific counterparts in conducting cervical cancer screening and vaccination. So we can reach every woman in the region…Today America, Australia, India and Japan choose to fight for every patient asking for one more day, one more week, one more year,” Biden was quoted by ANI as saying.
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PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: Biden speaks on Quad’s survival beyond US elections
When asked will the Quad survive beyond the elections in November, US President Joe Biden says, “Way beyond November.”
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: Joe Biden commends PM Modi for historic visits to Poland, Ukraine
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: US President Joe Biden commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his historic visits to Poland and Ukraine, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in decades, and for his message of peace and ongoing humanitarian support for Ukraine, including its energy sector, and on the importance of international law, including the UN charter.
“The Leaders reaffirmed their support for the freedom of navigation and the protection of commerce, including critical maritime routes in the Middle East where India will assume co-lead in 2025 of the Combined Task Force 150 to work with Combined Maritime Forces to secure sea lanes in the Arabian Sea,” the White House said.
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: ‘India to contribute 40 million vaccine doses for Indo-Pacific countries’
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: At the Cancer Moonshot event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “India will also cooperate in radiotherapy treatment and capacity building. I am happy that India will contribute 40 million vaccine doses for Indo-Pacific countries under GAVI and QUAD initiatives. These 40 million vaccine doses will become a ray of hope in the lives of crores of people. As you can see when the QUAD acts, it is not just for nations. This is the true essence of our human-centric approach.”
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: India irunning world’s largest health insurance scheme, says PM Modi at Cancer Moonshot event
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: Speaking at the Cancer Moonshot event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is running the world’s largest health insurance scheme and special centres have also been set up to make medicines available to everyone at affordable cost. “India has also developed its own vaccine for cervical cancer and new treatment protocols are also being introduced with the help of Artificial Intelligence. India is ready to share its experience and expertise. Today, many experts from India working in cancer care have joined us in this event. India’s vision is One Earth One Health. I announce the support of HPV sampling kits, detection kits and vaccines worth $ 7.5 million…,” PM Modi said.
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: PM Modi, US President Joe Biden welcome agreement on IPEF
PM Modi US visit LIVE updates: A White House readout of the Biden-Modi meeting said, “The Leaders welcomed India’s signature and ratification of the Agreements under Pillar III, Pillar IV and the overarching Agreement on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The Leaders underscored that IPEF seeks to advance resilience, sustainability, inclusiveness, economic growth, fairness, and competitiveness of the economies of its signatories. They noted the economic diversity of the 14 IPEF partners, that represents 40 percent of global GDP and 28 percent of global goods and services trade.”
