NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gore on Friday indicated that a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will be held at the appropriate time, highlighting the growing cooperation between the two countries in the field of artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains.Gaur stressed the importance that US President Donald Trump attaches to India, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited him to visit the country.
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“Stay tuned, I am sure it will happen in due course,” Gaur told ANI on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit when asked about the possibility of a meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Trump.
Regarding the possibilities of a presidential visit, Gore said: “… Regarding the president’s visit, the prime minister invited him.
I don’t have any announcements for you soon. The President loved his visit to India. When he nominated me to be ambassador here, one thing he said was that the vibrancy, colour, history and culture that you will see in India is unparalleled, so I am sure he will come back here at some point.These statements came at a time when India signed the Pax Seleka Declaration alongside US officials including Ambassador Eric Garcetti and Under Secretary of State Jacob Helberg.
The initiative, led by the US State Department, focuses on cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence and promoting secure semiconductor supply chains between trusted partners.Gore described the partnership as a turning point in bilateral relations.“We are delighted that India has joined PAX Celica… If you see the companies represented here today, this is an amazing partnership for both our countries, and we look forward to taking it to the next level.”
In his keynote speech at the summit, Gore said that by signing the initiative, the two countries had chosen to win. He described the evolving bilateral relationship as an “alliance of the able and willing” and formally welcomed India as a co-founder of the Pax Seleka alliance. He said that the partnership between the world’s two largest democracies was now “borderless.”He added that the initiative seeks to ensure that the “controlling heights” of technology remain in the hands of free countries.Highlighting the technology cooperation, Gore said: “We are looking for initiatives where the United States and India can work together. Pax Silica is leading that, AI is leading that. We are coming here with a message to India that our portfolio, our capabilities and our AI technology is something we want to work with Indian companies. We are not offering that to everyone around the world. It is something we are bringing specifically to this place.”
“Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnow described the announcement as an important step for the growing semiconductor and electronics ecosystem in India. Addressing the summit, he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and thanked External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.“We are not just holding a summit here; we are building the future. We are laying the foundation for the young generation,” Vaishnaw said, adding that India’s youth will lead and benefit from decades of sustainable growth.Jacob Hillberg, US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment, also welcomed India’s participation in the initiative.He said that Pax Seleka stresses the importance of translating economic security into national security and stands in the face of coercion and blackmail that undermine the prosperity of nations.Hilberg described Pax Silica as a declaration that “the future belongs to those who build it and when free people unite.”“We do not wait for the future to be given to us. We build it ourselves,” he said.He also praised Ambassador Sergio Gore for strengthening relations between New Delhi and Washington, calling it a testimony “to the vital importance the United States attaches to this friendship.”This development comes soon after India participated in the Critical Minerals Ministerial held by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier this month, represented by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
