Vance’s visit is likely to be more of a private trip though it will have official components, the people cited above said.It is learnt that the US Vice President will hold talks with Prime Minister Modi on April 21 which will cover various aspects of India-US ties including the issue of tariff and the ongoing negotiations between the two sides for a bilateral trade agreement.CBS News said Vance is undertaking a seven-day visit to Italy and India that will begin Thursday.It said Vance will travel to Rome to meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni before meeting with the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to participate in ceremonies ahead of Easter Sunday.The spokesperson said the Second Family will also travel to Jaipur and Agra, where they are expected to participate in cultural events.The visit by US Vice President Vance is taking place weeks after US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard travelled to India.The DNI held separate meetings with Prime Minister Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval.The US president’s tariff tussle has stoked fears of a global trade war.Following talks between Modi and Trump in Washington DC in February, the two sides announced that they would negotiate the first tranche of the BTA by the fall of 2025.
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