PM Modi understands potential of India-US relationship: Ambassador Sandhu

PTI

Washington, June 28

Prime Minister Narendra Modi understands the potential of the India-US relationship and has played a key role in building trust between the two countries, India's envoy to Washington, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, has said as he hailed the record USD 160 billion bilateral trade last year despite the pandemic.

“As the head of 1.4 billion citizens, our Prime Minister has encouraged each of us to dream big. In a real sense, he has gone on and has shown us that these dreams can be achieved if pursued with determination and persistence as seen in India's rise on the global map,” Sandhu said at an event in Chicago on Sunday.

“Let us all continue to dream big and work passionately towards achieving those dreams,” Sandhu told the gathering at the 'Vishwa Sadbhavana' event organised by the NID Foundation in Chicago.

Prime Minister Modi, he said, understands the potential of the India-US relationship and has played an important role in building trust between the two countries.

"In the US, the Prime Minister saw a very close friend and a strong partner, critical to transforming the dreams and the development aspirations of nearly 1.4 billion Indians into reality," he added.

“Modi has shaped this relationship with his firm vision and showed that tangible outcomes are possible with focussed and regular actions. The United States has designated India as a Major Defence Partner, which is the basis for our strong collaboration in the defence sector. India and the USA do more bilateral military exercises with each other, today than with any other country,” Sandhu said.               

India's defence trade with the USA which was almost zero in the late 1990s is now more than USD 20 billion in 2022. Similarly, the energy trade, which five years ago was almost zero, stands at USD 20 billion now.

Two books ‘Heartfelt-The Legacy Of Faith' and ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery' were released on the occasion.

NID Foundation chief patron Satnam Singh Sandhu said Modi's political and humane acumen has ensured the role of the Indian diaspora in India's pursuit of becoming a ‘Vishwa Guru' (World Leader) again remains the most important.

“On every trip of any country, the Prime Minister takes out time to meet the Indian community there, to talk to them, interact with them and take stock of any problem or issues they might be facing. The spirit of Vishwa Sadhbhavana stems from this very love and respect that the honourable Prime Minister has for the people and humanity at the global level,” he said. 

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