US President to talk online with Indian Prime Minister
(VOVWORLD) -US President Joe Biden is scheduled to have an online talk with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday at a time when the US has made clear that it does not want India to increase its energy imports from Russia.
 US President Joe Biden (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: NEWS18.COM
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In a statement released on Sunday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that Mr. Biden and Mr. Modi will discuss cooperation on a range of issues including ending the COVID-19 pandemic, fighting climate crisis, strengthening the global economy, and upholding a free, open, and rules-based international order that underpins security, democracy, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
Mr. Biden's virtual meeting will be followed by the US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on Monday between the two countries’ foreign and defense ministers.