Vance seeks closer US-India ties, warns of 'dark time' otherwise

The Manila Times

Vance seeks closer US-India ties, warns of 'dark time' otherwise  The United States is looking to sell more energy and defense equipment to India, Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday, April 22, on a visit to the country, adding that ties between the two countries will shape the century.  Vance said in a speech in the northwestern Indian city of Jaipur that if the two countries "fail to work together successfully, the 21st century could be a very dark time for all of humanity."  He also repeatedly praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following their dinner on Monday, April 21. Vance is on a mostly personal, four-day visit to India along with his wife, who is the daughter of Indian immigrants, and their three children.  The trip comes at a time when India is rushing to clinch an early trade deal with the U.S. - its largest trading partner - before the end of the 90-day pause on the steep tariffs announced by President Donald Trump's administration.  US NETWORK POOL/REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe    Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #jdvance #usa #india

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00:00Americans want further access to Indian markets. This is a great place to do business and we want to give our people more access to this country.

00:08And Indians, we believe, will thrive from greater commerce in the United States.

00:12This is very much a win-win partnership. It certainly will be far into the future.

00:19As many of you are aware, both of our governments are hard at work on a trade agreement built on shared priorities,

00:26like creating new jobs, building durable supply chains, and achieving prosperity for our workers.

00:33In our meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Modi and I made very good progress on all of those points.

00:39And we are especially excited to formally announce that America and India have officially finalized the terms of reference for the trade negotiation.

00:48I think this is a vital step. Thank you.

00:56I believe this is a vital step toward realizing President Trump's and Prime Minister Modi's vision,

01:02because it sets a roadmap toward a final deal between our nations.

01:06I believe there is much that America and India can accomplish together.

01:11Look, President Trump and I know that Prime Minister Modi is a tough negotiator.

01:16He drives a hard bargain. It's one of the reasons why we respect him.

01:19And we don't blame Prime Minister Modi for fighting for India's industry.

01:29But we do blame American leaders of the past for failing to do the same for our workers.

01:34And we believe that we can fix that to the mutual benefit of both the United States and India.

01:40But we actually feel that India has much more to gain from its continued defense partnership with the United States.

01:47And let me sketch that out a little bit.

01:49We, of course, want to collaborate more. We want to work together more.

01:52And we want your nation to buy more of our military equipment, which, of course, we believe is the best in class.

01:58India, like America, wants to build.

02:01And that will mean that we have to produce more energy.

02:06It's more energy production and more energy consumption.

02:09And it's one of the many reasons why I think our nations have so much to gain by strengthening our energy ties.

02:16As President Trump is fond of saying, America has once again begun to drill baby drill.

02:23And we think that will inure to the benefit of Americans, but will also benefit India as well.

02:30This administration recognizes that cheap, dependable energy is an essential part of making things and is an essential part of economic independence for both of our nations.

02:43Of course, America is blessed with vast natural resources and an unusual capacity to generate energy.

02:51So much that we want to be able to sell it to our friends like India.

02:55We believe your nation will benefit from American energy exports and expanding those exports.

03:01You'll be able to build more, make more and grow more, but at much lower energy costs.

03:08We have the capacity and we have the desire to help.

03:13Moreover, we think energy co-production will help beat unfair competitors in other foreign markets.

03:18But India, we believe, can go a long way to enhance energy ties between our nations.

03:25And one suggestion I'd have is maybe consider dropping some of the non-tariff barriers for American access to the Indian market.

03:33We welcome the Modi government's budget announcement to amend India's civil nuclear liability laws,

03:39which currently prevent U.S. producers from exporting small modular reactors and building larger U.S. designed reactors in India.

03:48There's much that we can create, much that we can do together.

03:52We believe that American energy can help realize India's nuclear power production goals, and this is very important, as well as its AI ambitions.

04:01Because as the United States knows well, and I know that India knows well, there is no AI future without energy security and energy dominance.

04:11I believe that if India and the United States work together successfully, we are going to see a 21st century that is prosperous and peaceful.

04:21But I also believe that if we fail to work together successfully, the 21st century could be a very dark time for all of humanity.

04:30The 21st century will continue to spread more information in the United States to the United States.

04:43The 21st century is the 24th century.

04:47The 21st century is the 21st century.

04:54Over the years, this day, we are trying to bring together the 21st century.

04:59You

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