New York: World Bank President Ajay Banga heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for prioritising on building a strong relationship with the United States both bilaterally and also through the Quad security grouping, adding that it has been his strategy ever since he took office.
Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, Banga said the Prime Minister meeting with the CEOs was an effort to ensure that India remains a strong partner in possible manufacturing opportunities, including semiconductors.
“The Prime Minister has been building a very strong relationship with the US, both, bilaterally and through the Quad. That has been his strategy since the day he became Prime Minister. Continuing with that, he is trying to ensure there is long-term engagement on strategic and economic issues,” Ajay Banga said.
“His meeting with the CEOs is an effort to make sure that India remains a strong partner in possible manufacturing opportunities and in this case he was talking about semiconductors,” he added. Prime Minister Modi concluded his three-day visit to the United States on Tuesday.
During his visit, PM Modi attended the sixth Quad Leaders’ Summit. US President Joe Biden hosted PM Modi along with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan. He interacted with the Indian diaspora in New York at the ‘Modi and US’ event, and also addressed the ‘Summit of the Future’ at the United Nations General Assembly. Prime Minister Modi also interacted with the top tech leaders and CEOs of the US in a roundtable hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Engineering in New York on Sunday.