Washington:
Indian-Origin Entrepreneur and Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, said he had a “great encounter” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Blaire House, and it was a “pleasure and honor” to welcome the Prime Minister in the US.
He also confirmed the hope that Premier Modi has a “wonderful visit” to the United States.
“It was a pleasure and honor to welcome Premier Modi here. I hope he has a wonderful visit and it was a great meeting,” Vivek Ramaswamy told Ani, after his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Premier Modi discussed India-us tires, innovation, biotechnology, with Ramaswamy.
“PM@Narendramodimet with@vivekgramaswamyat Blaire House today. They had insightful discussions about India-us tires, innovation, biotechnology and the role of entrepreneurship in shaping the future,” Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on a post About X.
P.M @Narendramodi meeting with @Vivegramaswamy Today in Blair House.
They had insightful discussions about ties between India, innovation, biotechnology and the role of entrepreneurship in shaping the future.
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– Randhir Jaiswal (@meaindia) February 13, 2025
Mr. Ramaswamy had previously been in the race for the White House, but eventually withdrew. The Indian Origin entrepreneur who received attention for his outspoken debate performances, had ended his presidential bid and threw his support behind Donald Trump, which he had previously called the “best president of the 21st century”.
He was also appointed to put the US Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) together with Elon Musk in Co-head, but later got rid of the role, reportedly due to differences with the Tesla CEO.
PM Modi, who arrived in the US on Wednesday (local time), is planned to meet US President Donald Trump in the White House later in the day.
This is the first visit of PM Modi to the United States after Donald Trump had taken the office for the second term. India's ambassador in the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra and other officials PM Modi at the airport.
Upon arrival in the US, Prime Minister Modi said he was looking forward to meeting the American president and building on the extensive Global Strategic Partnership in India.
In his departure statement it noted that he visits PM Modi prior to his US that the visit will be a chance to build on the successes of cooperation in his first term and to develop an agenda to further increase the partnership between the two nations and to deepen.
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