<p>New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held talks with US Vice President JD Vance against the backdrop of ongoing negotiations for a bilateral trade pact.</p>.<p>It is expected that the two leaders will discuss ways to further expand India-US global strategic ties as well as New Delhi's concerns over Washington's trade policy.</p>.First stop Akshardham Temple for Vances, US VP says his 'kids, in particular, loved it' .<p>After the talks, the prime minister will host a dinner for Vance, his Indian-origin wife Usha Chilukuri and the delegation of senior US government officials accompanying the vice president.</p>.<p>Vance and his family landed in Delhi this morning on a four-day India visit after their trip to Italy over the weekend.</p>.<p>He is the first US vice president to visit India in 12 years after Joe Biden visited New Delhi in 2013.</p>.<p>Vance's first visit to India comes weeks after US President Donald Trump imposed and then paused a sweeping tariff regime against around 60 countries including India.</p>.<p>New Delhi and Washington are now holding negotiations to seal a bilateral trade agreement that is expected to address a variety of issues including tariff and market access.</p>.<p>Vance and his family are also visiting Jaipur and Agra. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held talks with US Vice President JD Vance against the backdrop of ongoing negotiations for a bilateral trade pact.</p>.<p>It is expected that the two leaders will discuss ways to further expand India-US global strategic ties as well as New Delhi's concerns over Washington's trade policy.</p>.First stop Akshardham Temple for Vances, US VP says his 'kids, in particular, loved it' .<p>After the talks, the prime minister will host a dinner for Vance, his Indian-origin wife Usha Chilukuri and the delegation of senior US government officials accompanying the vice president.</p>.<p>Vance and his family landed in Delhi this morning on a four-day India visit after their trip to Italy over the weekend.</p>.<p>He is the first US vice president to visit India in 12 years after Joe Biden visited New Delhi in 2013.</p>.<p>Vance's first visit to India comes weeks after US President Donald Trump imposed and then paused a sweeping tariff regime against around 60 countries including India.</p>.<p>New Delhi and Washington are now holding negotiations to seal a bilateral trade agreement that is expected to address a variety of issues including tariff and market access.</p>.<p>Vance and his family are also visiting Jaipur and Agra. </p>