The long awaited business summit between the most powerful nations US and economically most sought after India has just concluded with PM Modi being the first foreign dignitary to have dinner with President Trump, First Lady Melania and his close aids in Whitehouse.
Normally President Trump entertains visiting guests and that include Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Mercer at his Palm Beach Florida retreat he calls his “Winter Whitehouse”.
For PM Modi, the two most important items on his agenda were trade and terror. He succeeded on both counts, as these are also main concerns for business and security minded President Trump.
Even before this meeting, American defence firms like Boing and Lockheed Martin have already succeeded in signing contracts with Indian firms like Tata to eventually build 100 F-16 Combat Fighters in India, for Indian Air Force, as well as C-130 wings and parts of Apache helicopters. India is indeed turning into an arms manufacturing hub with keen participation of Japan, US, France, Russia and Israel.
With China’s belligerent attitude with India, Japan and South Rim Pacific nations, as well as virtual colonization on South China Sea with illegally built artificial islands, against Hague ruling and China’s ever-rising labour cost, India is in prime position to replace China as work-horse of Asia.
In a joint statement, both leaders called upon Pakistan to stop breeding terror in its territory, exact commitment Modi wanted from US.
Bhupendra M. Gandhi
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