Modi, Biden hold bilateral talks on G20 sidelines to deepen India-US ties

"I look forward to productive discussions with world leaders over the next two days," the Prime Minister has earlier posted on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

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   US President Joe Biden arrived in India Friday, a day before the G20 Summit is scheduled to begin. This is Biden's first visit to India as the US President. (AP Photo)

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   Post his arrival, Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with Biden over wide-ranging topics to deepen ties between the two nations.(Twitter/@narendramodi)

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   The meeting included discussions on free trade agreements via the Quad, supporting India's permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council and Biden congratulating ISRO over the success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission. (Twitter/@narendramodi)

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   Before the US President's arrival in the evening, several heads of states including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth arrived for the summit. (PTI Photo)

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   During the meeting with his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth, Modi reiterated India's commitment to furthering the voice of the Global South.(Twitter/@narendramodi)

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   "This is a special year for India-Mauritius relations as we mark 75 years of diplomatic ties between our nation," Modi said on X, formerly Twitter. (Twitter/@narendramodi)

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   Both Prime Ministers "discussed cooperation in sectors like infrastructure, FinTech, culture and more".

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   Following his meeting with Jugnauth, Modi held talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on diversifying bilateral cooperation. (Twitter/@narendramodi)

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   In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Modi said both Prime Ministers had "productive deliberations" and discussed issues such as connectivity and commercial linkages. (Twitter/@narendramodi)

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   "The progress in India-Bangladesh relations in the last 9 years has been very gladdening," the Prime Minister added. (Twitter/@narendramodi)

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   Modi is expected to hold more such bilateral meetings with the leaders from UK, Japan, Germany and Italy on Saturday, which marks the first day of the G20 Summit 2023. (PTI Photo)