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“Is BJP allowing a US military base in India?” Congress assaults Centre over Biden-Modi meet

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): As India is holding the historic G20 Summit in Delhi, Congress chief Manish Tiwari on Saturday launched an assault on the Bharatiya Janta Party-led Centre, asking the federal government to make clear in Parliament whether or not the federal government is aiming to supply a navy base to United States troopers on Indian soil.

Tiwari, citing the India-US joint assertion launched by the White House on Friday, stated, “Is this a precursor to providing US military bases on Indian soil? The NDA/BJP will have to clarify in Parliament.”The Congress chief’s assault on the Centre comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral assembly on the sidelines of the G20 Summit with US President Joe Biden hours after he landed in New Delhi to attend the mega conclave.

According to assertion from the White House in regards to the assembly of each leaders at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi, they talked about varied key points and in addition applauded the conclusion of a second Master Ship Repair Agreement signed between American Navy and Mumbai-based Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders in August 2023.

During the assembly, each leaders recommitted to advancing India’s emergence as a hub for the upkeep and restore of forward-deployed US Navy property and different plane and vessels, based on the White House assertion.

Taking to X, Manish Tiwari highlighted a selected a part of the India-US joint assertion that reads, “The leaders applauded the conclusion of a second Master Ship Repair Agreement, with the newest settlement signed by the U.S. Navy and Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders, Ltd., in August 2023.

Both sides recommitted to advancing India’s emergence as a hub for the upkeep and restore of forward-deployed U.S. Navy property and different plane and vessels.”The leaders additionally welcomed additional commitments from U.S. trade to speculate extra in India’s upkeep, restore, and overhaul capabilities and services for plane.

However, BJP leaders haven’t reacted to Tiwari’s declare.

India, because the host of the G20, has welcomed leaders and heads of delegation from the world over for the historic summit that’s set to conclude on Sunday (September 10). This international assembly, a fruits of varied ministries, conferences and the engagement of various teams that occurred all year long, goals to handle key points across the globe.

US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida are among the many key leaders who’re in India to attend the two-day occasion. (ANI)

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