Vance says US wants India to buy more of its defense equipment, energy

American VP warns of 'very dark time' if the two nations fail to work together

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur, India, on April 22. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA

NEW DELHI -- U.S. Vice President JD Vance made a strong pitch on Tuesday for further deepening bilateral ties with India, saying his country is willing to sell more defense equipment and energy to the South Asian nation.

"In India, America has a friend, and we seek to strengthen the warm bonds our great nations already share," Vance said in a speech at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur, the capital of the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan. He praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the welcome extended to his family and for the prime minister's leadership qualities many times during the address.

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