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Imperative for India, US to defend democratic principles, institutions: Kamala Harris: PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today

Posted on September 24 2021, 03:26am

Imperative for India, US to defend democratic principles, institutions: Kamala Harris: PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today

Washington: Noting that democracies around the world are under threat, US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said it is imperative that India and the US defend democratic principles and institutions within their respective countries and around the world.

Harris made the remarks during her joint statement with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"As democracies around the world are under threat, it is imperative that we defend democratic principles and institutions within our respective countries and around the world and that we maintain what we must do to strengthen democracies at home. And it is incumbent on our nations, of course, to protect democracies in the best interest of the people of our countries," she said.

PM Modi, who is on a three-day visit to the US, held a first in-person meeting with the Indian origin US Vice President.

"India is a very important partner to the US. We had COVID-19, the kind of crisis and importance of our shared belief in a free and open Indo-Pacific region. On COVID-19, our nations have worked together. Early in the pandemic, India was a vital source of vaccines for other countries," Harris said.

She recalled the US' assistance to India during the surge of COVID-19 in the country. "When India experienced the surge of COVID in the country, the United States was proud to support India in its need and its responsibility to vaccinate its people," she added.

Harris welcomed New Delhi's announcement that it will soon be able to resume exports of COVID-19 vaccines.

She also lauded India's COVID-19 vaccination drive."I welcome India's announcement that it will soon be able to resume vaccine exports. It is particular note and admiration that India is currently vaccinating approximately 10 million people a day as of today," Harris said.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that discussions between the two leaders were "substantive and they lasted over an hour".

"The meeting reflected warmth and cordiality. Discussions covered a number of areas which included COVID-19, climate change, the issue of terrorism, cooperation in the technology sector including cooperation in cyber security, space etc," Shringla said. 

PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today!

PM Modi US visit On Day 1 of PM Narendra Modi’s three-day US visit yesterday, he held separate talks with Australian PM Scott Morrison and later Japan PM Yoshihide Suga ahead of the Quad summit. PM Modi also met leading CEOs in the US from five different key sectors and highlighted the economic opportunities in India. Later in the day, PM Modi met US Vice President Kamala Harris in person for the first time, during which they decided to further cement the Indo-US strategic partnership 

and discussed global issues of common interest, including threats to democracy, Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific. on Day 2 today, the maiden bilateral meeting between PM Modi and US President Joe Biden and the Quad Leaders’ Summit at the White House will take place. On the last day of his visit tomorrow, PM Modi will address the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Stay tuned to this live blog for all the latest updates.

Imperative for India, US to defend democratic principles, institutions: Kamala Harris: PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today
Imperative for India, US to defend democratic principles, institutions: Kamala Harris: PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today
Imperative for India, US to defend democratic principles, institutions: Kamala Harris: PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today
Imperative for India, US to defend democratic principles, institutions: Kamala Harris: PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today
Imperative for India, US to defend democratic principles, institutions: Kamala Harris: PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today
Imperative for India, US to defend democratic principles, institutions: Kamala Harris: PM Modi to Meet Joe Biden, Attend Quad Leaders Summit at White House Today
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