New Delhi:
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Sunday highlighted that US-India relations have reached new heights, as a result of efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden. Garcetti and his household on Sunday met PM Modi and stated that the 2 leaders have achieved record-breaking milestones in numerous areas, together with visas, commerce, defence collaboration, area cooperation, scholar exchanges, and investments.
In a heartfelt submit on X, Garcetti stated, “Had an amazing ultimate go to with PM Modi with my household. It is clear that he and President Biden have raised our compelling and consequential US-India partnership to new heights–record visas, file commerce, file defence collaboration, file area cooperation, file college students, file investments and a lot extra.”
Garcetti expressed his gratitude to PM Modi and the individuals of India for his or her heat hospitality throughout his ultimate go to to India. He emphasised that the US-India partnership has turn into indispensable and can proceed to develop stronger within the coming years.
“What was seen as unthinkable a era in the past will appear as indispensable a era from now, because of the work of those leaders and the individuals of our nations. Thanks Prime Minister and thanks to all Indians. It has been a every day pleasure to assist co-write this chapter with you,” he added.
Had an amazing ultimate go to with PM Modi with my household. It is clear that he and President Biden have raised our compelling and consequential U.S.-India partnership to new heights—file visas, file commerce, file protection collaboration, file area cooperation, file college students,… pic.twitter.com/oHCbZBwX3v
— U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti (@USAmbIndia) January 19, 2025
Whereas attending the inauguration ceremony of US Consulate workplace in Bengaluru on Friday, Garcetti stated that it was not a brand new presence of the US in India, however they’re reasonably increasing their presence.
“We’re not starting a brand new presence right here. In Karnataka, however we’re increasing our current presence right here, a dedication that America makes to this nice state and metropolis on this superb nation as properly. And thanks to all of our honourable dignitaries,” he stated.
The US Ambassador additionally highlighted the wealthy historical past of US-India relations, courting again to 1776 when the US opened its second-ever consulate in Kolkata, India. He famous that the current inauguration of the US Consulate workplace in Bengaluru marks an enlargement of the US presence in India, reasonably than a brand new starting.
“We have been speaking about this for an extended, very long time, proper? We begin collectively to ensure this starting crops a seed that may flower for many years to return. You already know our relationship in India isn’t new. Many Individuals do not know, and only a few Indians know that our second consulate on the planet was right here in India. First after the independence of a brand new America in 1776, we opened a consulate in Lyon, France, after which the second was in Kolkata, displaying again then the significance of India to a brand new American nation. Since then, we’ve got constructed to five posts, 7 if you happen to rely our business places of work together with right here and in Ahmedabad, and that is now the 2nd largest mission of America anyplace on the planet. It produces the second most visas and essentially the most college students. We’re breaking information each single yr, file workers, file visas, file college students, file army workout routines, file engagement from the seabed to area,” he stated.
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