"Bilateral Ties Will Touch New Heights": PM Invites Kamala Harris To India
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"India and America are natural partners. We have similar values, geopolitical interests," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a joint media appearance with US Vice President Kamala Harris
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India and America are "natural partners" as he held the first in-person meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House during which the two leaders reinforced the bilateral strategic partnership and discussed issues of mutual and global interest.
"India and America are natural partners. We have similar values, geopolitical interests," PM Modi said in a joint media appearance with Ms Harris. Noting that India and the US are the largest and oldest democracies, PM Modi said the two countries share values and their cooperation is also gradually increasing.
This is the first meeting between the two leaders. Ms Harris had earlier spoken with PM Modi over the phone in June during the COVID-19 crisis in India.
"I am confident that our bilateral relations will touch new heights under President Joe Biden and you," PM Modi told Harris, describing her as "a source of inspiration for many people in world". He invited Ms Harris to visit India.
