 "U.S. Vice President JD Vance departs Giovan Battista Pastine International Airport, Italy en route to New Delhi, India. Reuters")
US Vice President JD Vance has left Rome Ciampino Airport for his first official trip to India, which is set to take place from April 21 to April 24.
Vance, who was travelling to Italy with his family, reportedly boarded Air Force Two (AF2) on Sunday night, according to the White House Press Pool. At around 9.30 am IST on Monday, the plane is scheduled to touch down at Air Force Station, Palam in New Delhi.
He will be formally received at 10:00 a.m. Vice President Vance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet formally on Monday at 6.30 p.m. at the Prime Minister’s official house, located at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.
In a brief yet endearing moment before boarding AF2, Vance was seen gently lifting his sleeping daughter, Mirabel, from their car, while his sons, Ewan and Vivek, waved toy swords as they boarded with Second Lady Usha Vance.
Vice President Vance will visit Jaipur on Tuesday after meeting with Prime Minister Modi in Delhi. He will travel to Agra on April 23 and will leave India at 6.40 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, marking the end of his stay.
Hoardings welcoming JD Vance have been erected in the New Delhi diplomatic community of Chanakyapuri and close to Palam Airport in anticipation of his arrival in India.
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More ShortsRandhir Jaiswal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesman, had previously said that India and the US have a Comprehensive Strategic Global Partnership and that all significant topics are handled during such a high-level visit.
“This is an Official Visit. He will be meeting the Prime Minister. And with the United States of America, we have a Comprehensive Strategic Global Partnership. So, when you have that level of partnership with any country, obviously you will discuss all relevant issues,” Jaiswal said during a media briefing last Thursday.
He added that India was confident that the visit would provide a further boost to India-US bilateral ties.
“And with America, with the United States, of course, our relationship is such that we are doing anything that is part of human endeavour… forms part of our bilateral engagement. So, all these issues, bilateral issues will be discussed. And we are very positive that the visit will give a further boost to our bilateral ties,” he said.