JD Vance calls PM Modi, discusses strengthening India-US strategic ties

US Vice President JD Vance called Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to discuss strengthening the India-US strategic partnership and exchange views on regional and global developments.

According to a readout issued by the Indian government, the two leaders agreed to expand cooperation in key areas including trade, defence, critical and emerging technologies, energy security and critical minerals.

“Received a phone call from US Vice President JD Vance. We discussed ways to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership across key areas,” Modi said in a social media post.

Modi and Vance reviewed progress in the bilateral partnership and noted the “sustained momentum in high-level engagements”, the readout said. The two leaders also discussed regional and global issues but did not elaborate on the matters raised.

The conversation comes as India and the US continue negotiations on an interim bilateral trade agreement amid differences over tariff policies under the Donald Trump administration.

Modi has spoken with US President Donald Trump several times this year, and the two leaders also met on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France in June.

During the call, Modi congratulated Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, on the birth of their son and extended his wishes to the family.

Vance and Usha announced the birth of their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance, on July 19. The child is reportedly the first born to a sitting US vice president in more than 150 years.