All Eyes On Modi-Vance Meet: Tariffs, Trade Deal On Agenda As US VP Arrives In India Tomorrow
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JD Vance will arrive in New Delhi on a 4-day visit. All eyes will be on his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as India negotiates trade agreement with the US.
JD Vance in India: All eyes on Modi-Vance meet (AP Image)
In his first trip to India since Donald Trump’s return to the White House this year, US Vice President JD Vance will arrive in New Delhi on Monday on a four-day visit, during which the spotlight will remain on the key meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Vance will land at 10 am at the Palam airbase in the national capital along with his Indian-origin wife, Usha, and three children – Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel. Multiple engagements are planned for the top official of the Trump administration.
The visit comes at a time when India and the US are negotiating a Bilateral Trade Agreement as President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs – which are on a 90-day pause for now – shook the global markets, including in India which was slapped with whopping 26% tariffs by the United States.
PM Modi will host a dinner for the Vice President and the second lady of the US on Monday evening, news agency PTI reported.
JD Vance In India: What’s On Agenda?
Vance will be welcomed in India by a senior minister in the Modi government and the US Vice President and his family will stay at the ITC Maurya Sheraton hotel. They will be accompanied by at least five senior officials of the government, including those from the Pentagon and the State Department.
On Monday, PM Modi will host JD Vance for talks at 6.30 pm, which are largely expected to focus on the early finalisation of the India-US bilateral trade agreement, besides ways to boost ties between the two allies. The discussions may also focus on trade, tariffs, and defence, among other issues, sources said.
After the meeting, the Prime Minister will host Vance, his family for dinner. The American officials accompanying Vance will also join in.
Vance will visit Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Delhi during their visit and is also likely to go shopping at a shopping complex where traditional Indian handcrafted goods are sold, sources said.