Have Proved Democracy Can Deliver…There’s No Space for Discrimination in India: PM Modi at Joint Presser – News18

After having one-on-one talks with US President Joe Biden at the Oval Office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a Joint Press Conference at White House on Thursday and hailed how “Democracy runs in the veins” and how there is “no space for discrimination” in both the nations.

The Prime Minister began his speech by thanking President Biden for his warm words and “positive view” on the bilateral relations between the two nations saying that “our decisions have added new chapters to our relationship.”

Modi highlighted that “India-US relationship is not only important for both the nations but also for the world.”

Modi touched upon important topics of trade, including “decisions to resolve long pending trade issues” and implement several new initiatives including Green Hydrogen projects.

Modi announced the opening of two new US Consulates in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad.

Here’s what all PM Modi said in the Joint Address 

• PM Modi said that two new U.S. Consulates will be opened in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad in India, while a new Indian Consulate-General will be opened in Seattle.
• “India-US relationship is not only important for both the nations but also for the world,” he said. 
• Modi highlighted the growing trade and investment and said that the two countries have “decided to resolve long pending trade issues and make new beginnings, adding that “America is India’s biggest trading partner.”
• “We are creating a strong and futuristic partnership, in order to implement the Indo-US vision on clean energy. We have taken several initiatives including Green Hydrogen projects,” Modi said.
• The Prime minister further talked about areas where the two superpowers will work together, including “designing new ways to diagnose cancer and diabetes, collaborating on the international space centre. This also included sending an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station in 2024.
• Apart from this, accelerating the global clean energy transition and tackling the climate crisis we face, to harnessing our shared expertise on critical and emerging technologies like quantum computing and artificial intelligence to ensure they are not used as tools of misinformation and oppression.

Earlier in the day, after the ceremonial welcome and, PM Modi held one-on-one talks with Biden at the Oval Office to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual and global interests, aimed at further boosting the Indo-US strategic relations in areas like defence, space, clean energy and critical technologies.

Modi, who is on his sixth visit to the US as prime minister, was welcomed at the South Lawn with a 21-gun salute and playing of the national anthems of India and the US.