vice president jd vance Touted on Tuesday for a US-India trade deal, he said the Trump administration’s partnership with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would ensure a “prosperity and peace” 21st century.
Speaking in the city of Jaipur in northwestern India, Vance also warned of “disastrous” consequences for the Indo-Pacific and “dark times” in the world if the partnership between the US and India fails.
“Critics attacked my president, President Trump, and launched a trade war to regain his past work, but we cannot move far from the truth,” Vance said of Trump’s aggressive tariff policy and commitment to energizing US manufacturing. “He aims to reconcile world trade with friends like India so that America can build future value for all of us.”
president Donald Trump Modi announced in February that the US and India are aiming to double bilateral trade by $500 billion by the end of the decade.
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Vice President JD Vance will make a speech at the Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur, India on April 22, 2025. (Kenny Holston – Pool/Getty Images)
“Our government is working hard on trade agreements based on shared priorities, such as creating new jobs, building durable supply chains and achieving prosperity for workers,” Vance said Tuesday. “At yesterday’s meeting, Prime Minister Modi and I have made very good progress at all these points and are particularly excited to announce that America and India have officially confirmed the terms of their trade negotiation mandate, which I think is an important step in realizing President Trump and Prime Minister Modi’s vision.
Vance pointed out that his trip to India was the first time he had visited the birthplace of his wife’s parents. Usha Vance. The Vice President, Second Lady and their three children visited Modi for dinner on Monday.
In a speech Tuesday, Vance said his children were just establishing relationships with two world leaders. Trump and Modi first met at the AI ​​Action Summit in Paris in February.
“Our children are just like him,” Vance said, claiming that the children were “cruelly honest” and were usually good-character judges. “I also like Prime Minister Modi, and I think it’s a great foundation for the future of our relationship.”
“President Trump and I know that Prime Minister Modi is a tough negotiator. He drives tough bargains. That’s one of the reasons why we respect him. And we are not responsible for Prime Minister Modi’s fight against Indian industry,” Vance said. “But we denounce past American leaders for not doing the same for our workers, and we believe that we can correct it to mutual benefits for both the US and India.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Vice President JD Vance and his family at his residence in New Delhi, India on April 21, 2025. (Pressing Information Bureau/Anadoru via Getty Images)
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Vance has appeared See China – Not directly – to address the high-stakes nature of trade negotiations between the US and India.
“This audience knows better than most people. There’s no one American or Indian, they’re trying to expand their manufacturing capabilities,” Vance said. “The competition goes beyond cheap consumer goods to ammunition, energy infrastructure and all sorts of cutting-edge technologies. If our country can’t keep up the pace, I think the outcomes of the Indo-Pacific are actually pretty bad for the outcomes of the world.”
“I believe that India is strong means a great deal of economic prosperity, but there is also an increase in stability across the Indo-Pacific, which of course is a common goal for all of us in this room,” the Vice President continued. “I believe India and the United States will work together to work together to see a 21st century in prosperity and peacefulness. But if we don’t work together well, the 21st century could be a very dark time for all humanity.”
In the past, Washington criticised the Prime Minister’s government, claiming that he approached Modi with “preaching or condensing or condensing attitudes” using “India” as a source of low-cost labor.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will greet Vice President JD Vance and his family at his residence in New Delhi, India on April 21, 2025. (Pressing Information Bureau/Anadoru via Getty Images)
Vance said the Trump administration is aware of that. “Inexpensive and reliable energy is an integral part of making things and an important part of economic independence for both of our countries,” he said America is. “Blessed with vast natural resources and unusual ability to generate energy, he argued that India would benefit from purchasing US energy exports by ‘building, creating more, growing more’.
“We also want to help India explore its own substantial natural resources, including offshore natural gas reserves and critical mineral supply,” he said. “We believe that American energy will help us realize India’s nuclear power goals. This is very important, and the AI ​​ambitions are very important because, as the US knows, India knows there is no future for AI without energy security and energy control.”
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“Americans want more access to the Indian market. This is a great place to do business and we want to provide more access to this country,” Vance said. “And I believe Indians will flourish from the greater US commerce. This is a highly victorious partnership. It will certainly be the future.”
