Vice President Vance in India: Commercial Agreement and Defense in Focus!

Vice President Vance in India: Commercial Agreement and Defense in Focus!

Neu-Delhi, Indien - US Vice President JD Vance has arrived for a four-day visit to India today. He was received on Monday evening (local time) in Neu-Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The focus of the talks is a planned trade agreement and increased defense cooperation between the two countries. The exact details of the talks have not yet been known, but the Indian State Department emphasizes the progress in exchange about bilateral relationships.

Vance, who travels with his wife Usha and her three children, will also visit the cities of Jaipur and Agra. The visit comes at a time when India and the USA intend to double their bilateral trade to over $ 500 billion by 2030. This vision outlined in February during a meeting between Modi and the then US President Donald Trump is now being specified.

Details about the trade talks

The conversations between Vance and modes not only focus on the trade agreement, which is to be negotiated by autumn 2025, but also on the strategic partnership in the areas of defense, technology and energy. Trump had previously collected special duties of 26 percent to Indian products, but initially suspended them for 90 days. This shows the complex trade negotiations that take place in the background.

India has been under pressure in the international trade landscape, in particular since China, other countries of trade agreements have been advising with the United States, which are concluded at the expense of China. China's Ministry of Commerce has already said that such agreements could not be accepted and countermeasures could be taken. In this context, the talks between India and the USA are becoming more important.

strategic partnerships in focus

The partnership between India and the USA is framed by increased military cooperation. India reduces its dependence on Russia in armaments and uses the opportunity to increase military procurement from the United States. Trump had announced that F-35 fighter aircraft to India, which could further strengthen the defense relationships between the two countries.

The hopes for a successful trade relationship are fed from both sides. Modi is optimistic about possible tariff discounts on selected imports and the development of new trade agreements. These conversations take place against the background of global economic change, in which the United States wants to strengthen its influence in Asia and reduce the economic dependence on India on Russia.