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2023 a monumental year for U.S.-India relations
The diplomatic momentum gained during the visits of Prime Minister Modi and President Biden
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addresses a luncheon alongside USISPF President Mukesh Aghi and Ambassador Taranjit singh Sandhu / X/@@USISPForum
As we bring down the curtains on 2023, December bodes for a time to reflect on the year gone by and the monumental success of U.S.-India relations.
2023 was an epochal year marking only the third State Visit by a visiting Indian leader to Washington D.C. Furthermore, as India landed on the moon with the historic landing of ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3, the world landed in India for what turned out to be a momentous G20 Summit. The Summit in New Delhi capped a monumental year for India and marked President Biden’s first visit to India as the 46th President.
The diplomatic momentum gained during the visits of Prime Minister Modi and President Biden paved the way for a concrete strategic roadmap and new dialogues and initiatives in multifaceted areas such as clean energy cooperation, education, space collaboration, semiconductors, quantum computing, drone technology, artificial intelligence, with accelerated joint projects such as manufacturing GE F-414 jet engines in India, putting India in the elite club of countries with such manufacturing capability.
At a time of geopolitical fractures and global strife, India’s adroit diplomacy at the G-20 Summit saw world leaders make a clarion call for peace and security and use diplomacy as a primary tool for conflict resolution. New Delhi was successful in voicing for global equity and a more diplomatic and egalitarian world batting for the Global South.
As we look forward to 2024, India, now the fastest-growing major economy and the most populous nation in the world has a bolder vision. New Delhi will look forward to hosting the Quad’s Leader’s Summit in 2024, albeit, at a later date than originally planned.India and the United States will build on the deep defense synergy in new areas of critical and emerging technology with initiatives launched in 2023 such as iCET, and INDUS-X.
Together, with their Quad Partners in Australia and Japan, both New Delhi and Washington will remain steadfast in securing a free and open Indo-Pacific. Washington and New Delhi have also been successful in building new economic corridors of trust in the landmark India-Middle East-European (IMEEC). 2024 will be the year to capitalize on building new trade links and new shipping and transport planes that will boost digital connectivity, create clean energy corridors, and strengthen the I2U2 collaboration in West Asia.
We look forward to 2024, as Washington and New Delhi continue their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties and reinforcing the strong bonds between two of the world's leading democracies.
The author is President and CEO of the US- India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)
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