Why the U.S. needs India now more than ever

1 big thing

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🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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President Biden welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House on Thursday. This is Modi's first U.S. state visit and the stakes are high for the relationship between the two nations. Plus, Hunter Biden reaches an agreement with the DOJ over tax and gun charges. Guests: Axios' Ryan Heath and Alex Thompson. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Fonda Mwangi, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Robin Linn and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go deeper: Hunter Biden charged with gun felony and tax misdemeanors Judge sets August trial date for Trump documents case Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.0	Good morning. Welcome to Axios today.
0:26.0	It's Wednesday, June 21st.
0:29.0	There's what you need to know today.
0:30.0	Hunter Biden reaches an agreement with the DOJ over tax and gun charges.
0:35.0	But first, today's one big thing.
0:37.0	Why the US needs India and its technology now more than ever.
0:45.0	Tomorrow, President Biden welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House
0:50.0	and his first US state visit, which will include an address to Congress and a state dinner.
0:55.0	There's a lot at stake between the relationship with the US and the world's largest democracy,
1:00.0	especially as both countries relate to China.
1:03.0	And a key part of that is technology.
1:05.0	On this visit, Modi's already met with executives like Elon Musk in New York.
1:10.0	Axios' Global Tech reporter, Ryan Heath, is here to catch us up on the US-India relationship.
1:16.0	Ryan first, how would you characterize the relationship between the two countries, especially when it comes to technology?
1:23.0	It's extremely deep already.
1:25.0	You have hundreds of thousands of Indian students studying at American universities.
1:30.0	They formed the backbone of a lot of American tech companies.
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