Modi's Visit to USA

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington on his fourth visit to the USA in the last two years since taking office from 06 June to 08 June 2016.
• He met President Obama for the seventh time during this period.

Highlights of visit

Advancing US-India Global Leadership on Clean Energy
India's ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, have laid a strong foundation for a long-term partnership between US and Indian companies for building nuclear power plants in India.
Climate Change
The United States and India share common climate and clean energy interests and are close partners in the fight against climate change. Both countries are committed to working together and with others to promote full implementation of the Paris Agreement to address the urgent threats posed by climate change.
Clean Energy Finance
The United States supports the Government of India's ambitious national goals to install 175 GW of renewable power which includes 100 GW from solar power.
Strengthening Global Non-proliferation
The United States and India will work together to combat the threat of terrorists accessing and using chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials.
Standing Together Against Terrorism and Violent Extremism
Bolstering Economic and Trade Ties
There is strong and expanding economic relationship between the United States and India and committed to support sustainable, inclusive, and robust economic growth, and common efforts to stimulate consumer demand, job creation, skill development and innovation in their respective countries.
Expanding Cooperation: Science & Technology and Health
Both countries affirmed their nations' mutual support in exploring the most fundamental principles of science as embodied in the arrangement reached to cooperate on building a Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) in India in the near future and welcomed the formation of the India-US Joint Oversight Group to facilitate agency coordination of funding and oversight of the project
Building People-to-People Ties
Both sides committed to open additional consulates in each other's country. India will be opening a new consulate in Seattle and the United States will open a new consulate at a mutually agreed location in India.
Cyber issues
India has extracted a number of significant commitments, including U.S. support to tackle cybercrime that “emanates from its territory”. The U.S. has agreed to “strengthen” critical information infrastructure in India, which can be interpreted as a promise to host a “root server” within the country.

By: Vishal