U.S. President Joe Biden will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state visit on June 22, the White House said Wednesday, with China's rise in the Indo-Pacific region likely to be a major topic.
"The visit will strengthen our two countries' shared commitment to a free, open, prosperous, and secure Indo-Pacific and our shared resolve to elevate our strategic technology partnership, including in defense, clean energy, and space," White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement.
The summit comes less than three months before Modi will chair a summit of the Group of 20 major economies in September, while officials of the United States and India, the world's largest democracy, continue to view China's increasing military and economic power as a major challenge in the region.
The two leaders are also expected to meet during Biden's trip to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia starting next week.
Modi's trip is expected to mark the third state visit by a foreign leader to the United States since Biden took office in January 2021.
In late April, Biden hosted a state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. He welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron as his first state guest at the White House in December last year.
During the summit with Modi, the spokeswoman said they will also discuss ways to deal with other common challenges, including climate change and health security, as well as cooperation to promote educational exchanges and people-to-people ties between the two countries.
