The Biden administration is expecting a significant improvement in India-US relations by 2024, with both countries taking leadership roles in different areas. President Joe Biden plans to travel to India in September to strengthen the ties between the two nations. India’s leadership in the G-20 further broadens its capacity to stand as a force for good in the world. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Donald Lu, stated that this year, India is hosting the G-20, while the US is hosting APEC, and Japan is hosting the G7. All of these provide opportunities for the countries to come closer together.
The US has had several exciting things happen this year, including the visits of Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to India. India has been taking the lead in advancing a positive agenda for the G-20. In March, Dr. Jaishankar hosted his QUAD counterparts for a ministerial meeting, which drove home how the four countries are coming together to support the people of the Indo-Pacific.
The new US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, has already received a warm welcome from Indian and American staff at the US Embassy. Lu expressed gratitude for India’s hosting of the G-20 Foreign Ministerial meeting last month and looked forward to participating in the many future G-20 meetings coming up this year, including the New Delhi Leaders Summit in September. The G-20 is a powerful forum where the world’s leading economies can come together to respond to global challenges, such as food security, health, energy insecurity, climate change, and unsustainable debt.