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By India Today News Desk: Congressman RO Khanna, speaking on the sidelines of his address at the India-US Business Summit, said he is working to ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets to speak to the United States Congress. The co-chairs will be requesting the speaker to issue that invitation, he said.
PM Modi is likely to visit the United States in the third week of June. Media reports have suggested the prime minister may visit New York on International Yoga Day, June 21, before travelling to the capital with US President Joe Biden.
Speaking about the preparations, Congressman RO Khanna told news agency ANI that the US wants to make sure the GE Engines deal with India is done so that they don’t lose out to Europe.
Khanna said India has realised that the Soviet military equipment doesn’t work as well and the Soviet Union is moving towards China, and India has really been open to building a strong relationship with America.
Saying India wants jet engines, RO Khanna said, “And the first thing is to make sure that deal gets done, hopefully before the Prime Minister’s (Narendra Modi) visit. And we are working on that.”
“We also are working to ensure that the prime minister gets to speak to the United States Congress. The co-chairs will be requesting the speaker to issue that invitation,” he added.
“We need to be stronger on defence, and this is a key time,” he said.
Regarding jet engines, the Congressman said, “The defence deliverable on the jet engines is critical.”
Further, on the business and economic ties between the two countries, he said, “There needs to be a continued effort. I think the reality is that India could emerge as the hub in Asia for the Asian market. Companies in my district like Apple are moving out of China, moving into India, into Bangalore, and opening up Apple stores there. I have encouraged companies to manufacture in the United States and restore into the United States, but to the extent, they need to sell in Asia to look to allies like India instead of China.”
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