US Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur, India, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. AP/PTIJD Vance India Visit Live Updates: US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday praised India’s heritage and strategic partnership with the US, saying, “I believe there is much that the US and India can accomplish together.” Speaking in Jaipur, he noted that both nations are working toward a bilateral trade agreement based on shared priorities. Referring to past policies, Vance said, “We are not here to preach,” and highlighted President Trump’s vision to “rebalance global trade” and “build a bright new world” with partners like India. Recalling a conversation with PM Modi, he remarked, “I told Prime Minister Modi he has approval ratings that would make me jealous.” Earlier, he visited the Amber Fort in Jaipur, along with his wife Usha Vance and three children – Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel. The Vance family will take a short trip to Agra and return to Jaipur to visit the City Palace on Wednesday, according to their schedule.
PM Modi-JD Vance meeting: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice President JD Vance discussed continuing efforts towards enhancing cooperation in energy, defence, strategic technologies between the two countries during their meeting on Monday in Delhi. The two exchanged views on key regional and global developments, and said “dialogue and diplomacy” was the way forward. Vance and PM Modi held both one-on-one and delegation-level meetings at the Prime Minister’s residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, before the Modi hosted the Second Family of the US for dinner.

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Vance’s four-day India visit: VP Vance arrived in Delhi on Monday for a four-day visit to India during which he is held a meeting over a potential India-US trade deal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He landed in the Capital’s Palam airbase with his Indian-origin wife Usha Vance and three children where he was received by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Vance’s first official visit to India comes weeks after US President Donald Trump imposed and then paused a sweeping tariff regime against around 60 countries, including India.
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