The Vice President of the United States of America, H.E. Mr. J.D. Vance, was paid an Official Visit to India from 21 to 24 April 2025. He was accompanied by Second Lady Mrs. Usha Vance, their children, and senior members of the U.S. Administration.
This was the Vice President Vance’s first visit to India. During the visit, he met with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 21 April 2025.
Prime Minister Modi fondly recalled his visit to Washington D.C. in February and his fruitful discussions with President Trump, which laid down the roadmap for close cooperation between India and the U.S., leveraging the strengths of Make America Great Again (MAGA) and Viksit Bharat 2047.
Prime Minister Modi and Vice President Vance reviewed and positively assessed the progress in various areas of bilateral cooperation.
They welcomed the significant progress in the negotiations for a mutually beneficial India-U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement focused on the welfare of the people of the two countries. Likewise, they noted continued efforts towards enhancing cooperation in energy, defence, strategic technologies and other areas.
The two leaders also exchanged views on various regional and global issues of mutual interest, and called for dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward.
Prime Minister conveyed his warm greetings to President Trump and said that he looked forward to his visit to India later this year.
Prime Minister extended his best wishes to the Vice President, Second Lady and their children for a pleasant and productive stay in India.
The Vice President and his delegation was had other engagements in Delhi and also visited to Jaipur and Agra before departing for Washington, D.C., on 24 April 2025.
The visit was provided an opportunity for both sides to review the progress in bilateral relations and the implementation of the outcomes of the India-U.S. Joint Statement issued on 13 February 2025 during the visit of the Prime Minister to the US. The two sides also exchanged the views on regional and global developments of mutual interest.