Mukesh Aghi, the President and CEO of the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), has termed India as 'pivtol' to Trump Admin. His comments come ahead of PM Modi's US visit this week, during which the Indian Prime Minister meets US President Donald Trump.

Speaking to WION's Sidhant Sibal, Aghi said, "India is pivotal, from a geopolitical perspective, from economic perspective, technology perspective. And also, people to people. So you will see the momentum, the relationship moving forward, we will have some road bumps here and there but there's enough maturity in both sides to handle those". PM Modi will be the 4th Foreign leader Trump meets at the White House, just 4 weeks after his Inauguration.

Expressing his "optimism" over Prime Minister Modi's  Washington DC visit, USISPF CEO pointed, 'There will be some discussion on the trade side, there will be discussion on technology side...you will see board spectrum". Trump is keen that India reduces tariffs on US products, and aims to have 'fare trade'.


"From President Trump's perspective, fare trade means countries should not have large trade surplus.. India can address trade surplus by buying US LNG. Trade between two countries are $200 bn", Mukesh Aghi said.

India is pivtol to Trump admin: Mukesh Aghi, USISPF President

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the "very high degree of trust" between India and the United States, sharing details of his visit to Washington for Donald Trump’s inauguration and his subsequent high-level meetings with senior officials from the Trump administration.

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United States President-elect Donald Trump earlier this week appointed Stephen Miller as homeland security advisor to his incoming administration. Vice President-elect JD Vance confirmed his new role at the White House Monday (Nov 11), who will serve as the deputy chief of policy in the new government, inaugurating on January 20.

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India on Tuesday (Oct 15) inked a mega deal with the US to procure 31 Predator long-endurance drones from American defence major General Atomics under the foreign military sales route at a cost of nearly USD 4 billion to boost Indian military's combat prowess along the contested borders with China.

India, US sign massive $4bn pact for 31 Predator drones

Vowing to introduce a reciprocal tax if elected to power, former US president Donald Trump on Thursday alleged that India, among all major countries, imposes the highest tariffs on foreign products.

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India is taking steady steps to boost its semiconductor ecosystem. The US Department of State recently partnered with India’s Semiconductor Mission to explore opportunities for expanding and diversifying the semiconductor sector, ANI reported.

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India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to embark on a five-day visit to the United States starting August 21 as New Delhi and Washington D.C. enter the final stages of approving a critical deal for MQ-9B unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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The flux in the American politics after President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance against his predecessor and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on June 28 reached pinnacle on July 13 when Trump survived an assassination attempt.

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National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and U.S. NSA Jake Sullivan spoke on Friday night amid tensions surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow this week. They decided to "work closely" to further enhance bilateral ties. They also talked about the leaders' summit that could take place later this year and the forthcoming Quad Foreign Ministers conference that is scheduled for later this month.

Doval and Sullivan hold talks amid strained India-US ties due to Modi's Moscow visit

The United States has raised concerns with India about its relationship with Russia amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. State Department spokesperson told reporters on Monday in response to questions about a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti praised India's developmental trajectory stating that if anyone wants to see, feel or work on the future, they must come to India.

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Indian-American US Congressmen have called on New Delhi to actively investigate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun’s alleged murder plot or be ready for the severing of the India-US ties.

‘Investigate Pannun plot or…’, USA's 'Samosa Caucas' issues warning to India

In a key trilateral initiative, India and the United States joined forces to train doctors and health officials from Fiji. India trained doctors and health officials from Fiji under two distinct capacity-building programmes in October with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

India trains doctors from Fiji in collaboration with the US

India's foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra informed that they had flagged the increasing presence of ‘pro-Khalistan’ incidences and members in North American country Canada to the United States. Watch this press conference to know more.

India-US defence ministers discuss China, Indo-Pacific

In the run-up to the highly anticipated India-US 2+2 dialogue scheduled for November 10th in New Delhi, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, has emphasised Washington's shared objectives with New Delhi in preventing the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

US says it shares goals with India to prevent spreading of Israel-Hamas war

The number of Indians who obtained permanent residency and green cards for the United States through the EB-5 programme, also known as green card by investment programme, has reached its highest-ever mark.

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The joint communique issued by India & the US takes an indirect aim at China. It stresses on the importance of freedom of navigation & overflight in the East & South China seas. Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

Gravitas: Is China the driving factor behind India, US closeness?

An Indian astronaut will be sent to the International Space Station in 2024 as part of India-US collaboration in space science field, US President Joe Biden said on Thursday in the White House after a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during latter's state visit to the United States.

India, US hail ‘giant leap’ in cooperation on space science, chip development and mineral security

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has started his week long trip to the United States, where he has been scheduled to meet the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and also hold a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Indian EAM Jaishankar to meet Blinken, UN Chief Guterres during US visit

The US is arguably India's most comprehensive security partner. The collaboration extends in areas such as intelligence, maritime ties, space exploration and cyber cooperation.

How India-US ties evolved over the years

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held talks with visiting US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday (March 20, 2021) agreeing to pursue enhanced cooperation between the militaries of India, the US Indo-Pacific Command, Central Command and Africa Command. India's defence minister Rajnath Singh highlighted that both sides "discussed steps to be taken to realise full potential" of foundational agreements--LEMOA, COMCASA and BECA for mutual benefit and agreed to pursue "enhanced cooperation with the US Indo-Pacific Command, Central Command and Africa Command."

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets US counterpart, discusses measures to expand strategic ties

Just a week before the Trump administration finishes its term, it has declassified one of the most crucial documents--the United States Strategic framework for the Indo-Pacific that gives an overarching view of Washington's policy for the region and New Delhi.

Declassified US documents on Indo-Pacific see India as ‘net security provider’, focus on intel sharing

The relationship between India and the US is broad, deep and growing, a top American Senator said on Thursday and expressed condolences over the loss of Indian soldiers' lives in a face-off with Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control.

India-US relationship broad, deep and growing, says key Senator

The United States has proposed to help India in addressing its most serious developmental challenges through innovative finance tools, a top Trump Administration official has said.

US to help India in addressing its developmental challenges: Official

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