Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of Mauritius, on Friday, Sept 8, 2023 on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Delhi.
Prime Minister Jugnauth thanked Modi for the special invitation extended to Mauritius to participate in the G20 format as a 'Guest Country'.
Both leaders expressed pleasure over G20 engagements taking place alongside the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The two leaders reviewed the multi-faceted bilateral cooperation between India and Mauritius, official sources said. They noted the rapid pace of bilateral exchanges in the past year, with more than 30 delegation visits and signing of 23 bilateral agreements.
Jugnauth congratulated Modi on the success of Chandrayaan-3 Mission and looked forward to further cooperation between the two sides in the space sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina held bilateral talks. Ms Hasina arrived New Delhi on Friday afternoon.
“Had productive deliberations with PM Sheikh Hasina. The progress in India-Bangladesh relations in the last 9 years has been very gladdening. Our talks covered areas like connectivity, commercial linkage and more,” Modi said after the meeting.
Sources said that issues relating to shared economic growth and connectivity were discussed between the two leaders, who share a close bond.
This is the first time Bangladesh has been part of the G20 deliberations. India under its G20 presidency invited nine countries including Bangladesh to be part of the G20. Bangladesh is the only South Asian nation to be invited this year. The move is a reflection of Modi’s Neighbourhood Policy.
The G20 platform has also given an opportunity to Bangladesh to showcase itself as it gears up to exit the least developed countries list in 2026. Modi described Bangladesh as a “soho jatri” or a co-traveller in the development of the region.
Three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in agricultural research, cultural exchange programmes, easing transactions between Bangladeshi Taka and Indian Rupee are also expected to be signed.
Continuing to share the view that global governance must be more inclusive and representative, US President Joe Biden reaffirmed his support for a reformed UN Security Council with India as a permanent member.
He also welcomed once again India’s candidature for the UNSC non-permanent seat in 2028-29. Both PM Modi and President Biden underscored the need to strengthen and reform the multilateral system so it may better reflect contemporary realities and remain committed to a comprehensive UN reform agenda.
Biden lauded India’s G20 presidency for further demonstrating how the grouping, as a forum, is delivering important outcomes.
A Joint Statement said,
Prime Minister Modi and President Biden reaffirmed technology’s defining role in deepening our strategic partnership and lauded ongoing efforts through the India-U.S. Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) to build open, accessible, secure, and resilient technology ecosystems and value chains, based on mutual confidence and trust, which reinforce our shared values and democratic institutions.
The United States and India intend to undertake a midterm review of iCET in September 2023 to continue to drive momentum toward the next annual iCET review, co-led by the National Security Advisors of both countries, in early 2024.
President Biden congratulated Prime Minister Modi and the scientists and engineers of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Chandrayaan-3’s historic landing at the south polar region of the Moon, as well as the successful launch of India’s first solar mission, Aditya-L1. Having set a course to reach new frontiers across all sectors of space cooperation, the leaders welcomed efforts towards establishment of a Working Group for commercial space collaboration under the existing India-U.S. Civil Space Joint Working Group.
Determined to deepen our partnership in outer space exploration, ISRO and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have commenced discussions on modalities, capacity building, and training for mounting a joint effort to the International Space Station in 2024, and are continuing efforts to finalise a strategic framework for human space flight cooperation by the end of 2023.
India and the United States also intend to increase coordination on planetary defence to protect planet Earth and space assets from the impact of asteroids and near-Earth objects, including U.S. support for India’s participation in asteroid detection and tracking via the Minor Planet Center.
The leaders reiterated their support for building resilient global semiconductor supply chains, noting in this respect a multi-year initiative of Microchip Technology, Inc., to invest approximately US$300 million in expanding its research and development presence in India and Advanced Micro Device’s announcement to invest US$400 million in India over the next five years to expand research, development, and engineering operations in India.
The leaders expressed satisfaction at the ongoing implementation of announcements made in June 2023 by U.S. companies, Micron, LAM Research, and Applied Materials.
Sharing a vision of secure and trusted telecommunications, resilient supply chains, and global digital inclusion, Prime Minister Modi and President Biden welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bharat 6G Alliance and Next G Alliance, operated by Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, as a first step towards deepening public-private cooperation between vendors and operators, the joint statement said.
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