The United States Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit. Vance landed at Palam airbase in Delhi around 9.30am along with his wife Usha Vance and their three children.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw received Vance at the airbase. A delegation of the US administration is also accompanying the vice president.
Delhi police have already conducted mock drills in the national capital according to the security protocol. “Security has been tightened across different areas of Delhi to ensure that everything goes smoothly and no untoward incident happens during the visit," a senior police officer told PTI.
Police have conducted advance security liaisoning at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple, which the US vice president will visit on Monday evening. “We have thoroughly checked the premises and our teams will be deployed on the premises on the day of the visit too," the officer said.
According to reports, Vance and his family will also visit a shopping complex selling traditional Indian handcrafted goods.
This will be Vance’s first visit to India as the US vice president. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the evening.
The vice president and his delegation will have other engagements in Delhi and are also scheduled to visit Jaipur and Agra before departing for Washington on 24 April 2025, the External Affairs Ministry said last week.
Vance’s visit will provide an opportunity for both sides to review the progress in bilateral relations and the implementation of the outcomes of the India-US Joint Statement issued on February 13, 2025 during the visit of the prime minister to the US, the MEA said.
The two sides will also exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest, it further said.
