US Vice-President JD Vance has arrived in the Indian capital, Delhi, where he is due to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid global trade tensions sparked by Washington’s tariff policies.
The talks are likely to focus on fast tracking a much-awaited bilateral trade deal between the two countries.
Vance is also expected to go on a sightseeing tour of Agra and Jaipur with his family.
His visit comes as countries across the world rush to negotiate trade deals before US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs ends on 9 July.
“The two sides will also exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest,” India’s foreign ministry said ahead of Vance’s visit.
The vice-president is accompanied by his children and wife Usha Vance whose parents migrated to the US from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
After his arrival in Delhi on Monday morning, Vance visited the Akshardham temple complex in the city.
He is due to meet the Indian prime minister for formal talks later in the day and Modi is to host Vance for dinner in the evening.
The visit comes amid escalating trade tensions between Washington and several countries after Trump announced steep reciprocal tariffs on them.
Credit: bbc.com
