US President Joe Biden Welcomes Indian PM Narendra Modi for Official Visit: Strengthening the Alliance and Partnerships Between the Oldest Democracies

2023-06-23 01:09:00

Foreign news agencies reported from Washington. United States On June 23, US President Joe Biden welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. on the occasion of an official visit on thursday

Biden praised religious pluralism. “Is the main basis” for both the United States and India. in upholding the values ​​of democracy and human rights Moreover an alliance between the two countries “Is to set the direction for the next century.”

While Modi, formerly on Washington’s government blacklist, From the Gujarat riots in 2002, a number of members of Congress addressed criticism. and human rights organizations in the United States. that India is a country in which “There is no room for discrimination” regardless of gender. what religion or in which caste class

US President Joe Biden meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.

However, since India’s political supremacy in 2014, the Modi government has pushed for parliament to pass a law on the nationality of certain groups. “Status designation” of the Kashmir region in the Indian region which has been the spawn of protests that continue to this day. and raids on several media offices as well The US State Department analyzed that The use of “provocative” rhetoric by some members of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “was one of the key triggers”.

However Biden and Modi witness The premise that the US will transfer F414 aircraft engine technology to India, meanwhile, India has agreed to buy another MQ-9B SeaGuardians unmanned aerial vehicle (MQ-9B SeaGuardians). a number by the United States hope that It will be a starting point for India to reduce its reliance on Russian weapons.

Micron also announced plans to invest $800 million (about 28,088 million baht) in the construction of a semiconductor testing and assembly plant in India. which is another attempt by America to cut off China’s supply chain Although Micron has just announced a new investment in China of another $ 600 million (approximately 21,062.70 million baht).

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