LIKELY AGENDA POINTS PM MODI VISIT TO US

1. *Pass a Joint Resolution of Congress.*

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has extended a rare invitation for Modi to address a
joint session of Congress. This will be Modi’s second such address, after telling a
joint session of Congress in June 2018 that the “the traits of freedom and liberty form
a strong bond between our two democracies.

2.* Advance Defense Collaboration to include co-production.*

The Biden administration should approve a new agreement under review to produce
fighter jet engines in India. India is purchasing roughly 100 U.S.-made F414 jet
engines to power its Tejas fighter aircraft Talks are also underway to sell India
dozens of MQ-9 Sea Guardian armed drones, with progress expected to be
announced during Modi's visit. Finally, the two sides have been in talks to co-
produce a new extended-range variant of the M777 howitzer artillery. India has
already purchased 145 howitzers and some of its components, including titanium
castings, are already produced in India. (Since a China-India border crisis in 2020,
New Delhi has deployed some of its howitzers to the China border, just as it has
used American transport aircraft to resupply its mountain positions and used
American surveillance aircraft to track Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean).

3.* Put a trade deal back on the table.*

The India-U.S. relationship witnessed substantial growth under the Trump

administration but, regrettably, the two sides failed to reach agreement on a new
trade and investment pact despite years of negotiations. The Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
(RCEP)—India and the U.S. must forge their own path and lead jointly in setting new
standards and adopting best trade practices.

4.* Critical Supply chain cooperation.*

India and the U.S. have begun ramping up dialogues on supply chains, including
through bilateral avenues, the Quad, and the IPEF. The 14 countries of the IPEF
reportedly reached a tentative agreement in May 2023 on improving supply chain
resilience.

5.* The China border and Taiwan.*

India, the only member of the Quad with a disputed border with China, has been
facing pressure from the Chinese military along the LAC. The US should reaffirm its
support for Indian sovereignty, condemn Chinese attempts to change the status quo
at the border, and restate that it is in America’s interest to help India develop a
modern military capable of positioning India as a net provider of security in the Indian
Ocean region. The U.S. should also reaffirm that it recognizes Arunachal Pradesh,
over which China claims some 50,000 square miles, as an Indian state and the
international border as settled, as has been official U.S. policy since 1962. It should
make clear that any Chinese encroachment into Arunachal Pradesh would not be
treated as a conflict in an ambiguous disputed area, but aggression across a settled
intentional border
LIKELY AGENDA POINTS PM MODI VISIT TO US

1. Pass a Joint Resolution of Congress.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has extended a rare invitation for Modi to address a
joint session of Congress. This will be Modi’s second such address, after telling a
joint session of Congress in June 2018 that the “the traits of freedom and liberty form
a strong bond between our two democracies.

2.* Advance Defense Collaboration to include co-production.*

The Biden administration should approve a new agreement under review to produce
fighter jet engines in India. India is purchasing roughly 100 U.S.-made F414 jet
engines to power its Tejas fighter aircraft Talks are also underway to sell India
dozens of MQ-9 Sea Guardian armed drones, with progress expected to be
announced…
LIKELY AGENDA POINTS PM MODI VISIT TO US

1. *Pass a Joint Resolution of Congress.*

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has extended a rare invitation for Modi to address a
joint session of Congress. This will be Modi’s second such address, after telling a
joint session of Congress in June 2018 that the “the traits of freedom and liberty form
a strong bond between our two democracies.

2. *Advance Defense Collaboration to include co-production.*

The Biden administration should approve a new agreement under review to produce
fighter jet engines in India. India is purchasing roughly 100 U.S.-made F414 jet
engines to power its Tejas fighter aircraft Talks are also underway to sell India
dozens of MQ-9 Sea Guardian armed drones, with progress expected to be
announced during Modi's visit. Finally, the two sides have been in talks to co-
produce a new extended-range variant of the M777 howitzer artillery. India has
already purchased 145 howitzers and some of its components, including titanium
castings, are already produced in India. (Since a China-India border crisis in 2020,
New Delhi has deployed some of its howitzers to the China border, just as it has
used American transport aircraft to resupply its mountain positions and used
American surveillance aircraft to track Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean).

3. *Put a trade deal back on the table.*

The India-U.S. relationship witnessed substantial growth under the Trump

administration but, regrettably, the two sides failed to reach agreement on a new
trade and investment pact despite years of negotiations. The Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
(RCEP)—India and the U.S. must forge their own path and lead jointly in setting new
standards and adopting best trade practices.

4. *Critical Supply chain cooperation.*

India and the U.S. have begun ramping up dialogues on supply chains, including
through bilateral avenues, the Quad, and the IPEF. The 14 countries of the IPEF
reportedly reached a tentative agreement in May 2023 on improving supply chain
resilience.

5. *The China border and Taiwan.*

India, the only member of the Quad with a disputed border with China, has been
facing pressure from the Chinese military along the LAC. The US should reaffirm its
support for Indian sovereignty, condemn Chinese attempts to change the status quo
at the border, and restate that it is in America’s interest to help India develop a
modern military capable of positioning India as a net provider of security in the Indian
Ocean region. The U.S. should also reaffirm that it recognizes Arunachal Pradesh,
over which China claims some 50,000 square miles, as an Indian state and the
international border as settled, as has been official U.S. policy since 1962. It should
make clear that any Chinese encroachment into Arunachal Pradesh would not be
treated as a conflict in an ambiguous disputed area, but aggression across a settled
intentional border
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