President Donald J. Trump Is Strengthening Our Strategic Partnership With India

whitehouse.gov ^ | February 25, 2020 | White House

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"America loves India, America respects India, and America will always be faithful and loyal friends to the Indian people."

President Donald J. Trump

DEMONSTRATING OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP: President Donald J. Trump visited India this week to build on the vital partnership between our two nations.

• This week, President Trump made his first official visit to India, working to expand our already strong strategic partnership.
• During his visit, the President spoke about the importance of the United States-India relationship before a crowd of more than 110,000 at Ahmedabad’s Motera Stadium.
• The President had the privilege of visiting some of India’s cherished cultural sites, including the Taj Mahal in Agra.

ENHANCING OUR VIBRANT ECONOMIC TIES: The United States and India benefit from strong economic ties that advance prosperity, investment, and job creation in both countries.

• The United States and India enjoy a longstanding trade relationship, exceeding $142 billion in two-way trade in 2018 alone.
• India is a growing destination for American energy exports.
  • During President Trump’s tenure in office, energy exports to India have grown substantially, generating billions of dollars in American revenues.
  • In India, ExxonMobil signed a deal to further improve India’s natural gas distribution network so that the country can accept even more American LNG exports.
• The President and Prime Minister Modi are working toward a trade agreement that reflects the full potential of the economic relationship between our two countries.
• The United States and India are committed to investing in sustainable, transparent, quality infrastructure in the region.

EXPANDING OUR SECURITY RELATIONSHIP: The United States and India are deepening our security relationship and helping to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

• The United States is working closely with India to combat terrorism, confront global drug trafficking, and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.
  • President Trump and Prime Minister Modi are calling on other countries in the region to take steps to counter terrorism.
  • United States–India defense cooperation contributes to the prosperity and security of the entire Indo-Pacific region.
• During this week’s trip, India announced it will procure over $3 billion in American military equipment, including Apache and MH-60R helicopters.
• The President and Prime Minister Modi discussed the importance of building secure 5G systems to promote a trusted networking future.

[OldCorps]

India would be a more reliable ally than Pakistan.

[Darteaus94025]

The best way to jack up China, is due engage with India. India is China’s main rival in Asia.

[Dogbert41]

Very hard to find a decent Indian restaurant. My wife refuses to even try new places anymore. Maybe it’s just that their food isn’t very good? I vote “NO” on this entanglement. Friends, trading partners, but no military pacts. They are right between a rock and a hard place and have so many gods.

[metmom]

Good.

I’d rather have India as an ally than any other country on that side of the world.

[PGalt]

HOORAY Chief

[Cobra64]

Indian food looks and tastes like septic soup.

[Dogbert41]

"Indian food looks and tastes like septic soup."

[TonyM]

If it were Obama he would have sent a plane full of loaded Google Play Cards. (For those who do not understand just search Youtube for “fraud, India, google play cards.”)

[Hardastarboard]

Agreed