Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the new US President Joe Biden spoke to each other on Monday. This is the first conversation between the two after Biden took charge as the US President last month.
In a tweet, PM Modi said “conveyed my best wishes for his success” and ” We discussed regional issues and our shared priorities”, with a focus on “co-operation against climate change”.
In the tweet, he said, both sides are “committed to a rules-based international order” and are “looking forward to consolidating our strategic partnership” to “further peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.”
President @JoeBiden and I are committed to a rules-based international order. We look forward to consolidating our strategic partnership to further peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. @POTUS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 8, 2021
In November, after the US election results, both sides had spoken to each other and discussed…