‘Committed to taking India-US partnership to even higher heights’: PM Modi congratulates Joe Biden

Image Source : FILE/PTI ‘Committed to taking India-US partnership to even higher heights’: PM Modi congratulates Joe Biden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated new U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Vice President Kamala Harris on assuming workplace and expressed his dedication to working with them to take the India-US partnership to even higher heights. He wished Biden for a profitable time period in main the USA, stating that the international locations stand united and resilient in addressing widespread challenges and advancing international peace and safety. 

“My warmest congratulations to Joe Biden on his assumption of office as President of the United States of America. I look forward to working with him to strengthen the India-US strategic partnership,” Modi wrote on Twitter. 

“My best wishes for a successful term in leading USA as we stand united and resilient in addressing common challenges and advancing global peace and security. The India-US partnership is based on shared values. We have a substantial and multifaceted bilateral agenda, growing economic engagement, and vibrant people to people linkages. Committed to working with President JoeBiden to take the India-US partnership to even greater heights,” the prime minister mentioned. 

My warmest congratulations to @JoeBiden on his assumption of workplace as President of the United States of America. I look ahead to working with him to strengthen India-US strategic partnership.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 20, 2021

“Congratulations to Kamala Harris on being sworn-in as VP. It is a historic occasion. Looking forward to interacting with her to make India-USA relations more robust. The India-USA partnership is beneficial for our planet,” Modi mentioned. 

Congratulations to @KamalaHarris on being sworn-in as @VP. It is a historic event. Looking ahead to interacting together with her to make India-USA relations extra sturdy. The India-USA partnership is useful for our planet.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 20, 2021

Biden was sworn in because the forty sixth President of the United States and Kamala Harris took oath as first lady Vice President on Wednesday in a historic however scaled-down ceremony beneath the unprecedented safety umbrella of 1000’s of safety personnel, who remodeled the Capitol right into a fortress to stop any breach by pro-Trump extremists.

The 78-year-old veteran Democrat chief was administered the oath of workplace by Chief Justice John Roberts on the West Front of the Capitol – the normal location for presidential inaugural ceremonies – the place the lethal violence came about simply two weeks in the past.

The inauguration was held beneath the watch of greater than 25,000 National Guards, who’ve remodeled the capital right into a garrison metropolis, primarily due to the specter of extra violent protests by the supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, who turned the primary president to skip his successor’s inauguration since Andrew Johnson in 1869. Outgoing Vice President Mike Pence attended the ceremony.

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