2020: A milestone in India-U.S. ties
The HinduIndia-U.S. ties were elevated to “comprehensive global strategic partnership” during President Donald Trump’s visit to India in 2020, a year when the two countries solidified their relationship at an unprecedented scale and pace despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the domestic political stalemate due to the presidential elections here. And this was demonstrated by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi's decision to elevate the relationship to a comprehensive global strategic partnership,” a senior Trump administration official told PTI, capturing the developments in bilateral ties in 2020. From vaccine development to Indo-Pacific security, our countries have worked together to strengthen and deepen our strategic partnership in 2020,” India's Ambassador to the U.S. Taranjit Singh Sandhu told PTI. The two countries also concluded the Strategic Energy Partnership, and India-U.S. CEO Forum also conducted its meetings all aimed at enhancing the bilateral trade relationship.