Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden met on Tuesday to discuss the state of the India-US strategic partnership, which includes critical and emerging technologies as well as artificial intelligence.
The two leaders also discussed current global and regional developments during their meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in this Indonesian city, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
It is understood that the Ukraine conflict and its implications were discussed.
According to the MEA, the two leaders were pleased with India and the United States’ close cooperation in new groups such as Quad and I2U2.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President of USA, Joseph R Biden on the margins of G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali today,” the MEA said.
“They reviewed the continuing deepening of the India – US strategic partnership including cooperation in future oriented sectors like critical and emerging technologies, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, etc,” it said in a statement.
The MEA said 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,” it said.
While the Quad consists of India, the United States, Australia, and Japan, the I2U2 consists of the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel.
India is currently a member of the G20 Troika (the current, previous, and incoming G20 Presidency), which includes Indonesia, Italy, and India.
The prime minister has been invited to the summit by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. The G-20 is currently chaired by Indonesia.
