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Praising India for the steps taken in recent times to build digital infrastructure, he said applications which were built around that framework are making people's lives easier today.

The US Treasury Secretary delivered the remarks after a meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today.

According to HT, the decision on how many drones to purchase was made after a scientific analysis that took into account the needs of the three agencies and the size of India's land and maritime borders.

General Atomics leased two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones to the Indian Navy in 2020 for a year of monitoring in the Indian Ocean. After that, the lease's term was extended.

The announcement about the MoU came ahead of PM Modi's bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden on Thursday.

Prime Minister Modi, was on his first-ever state visit to the United States from June 20-25.

In his address to the diaspora in Washington DC, PM Modi said the partnership between India and the United States will make the world a better place in the 21st century. He said the India-US partnership is driven by conviction and compassion and also has bipartisan support.

Blinken lauded PM Modi's visit as "historic" and praised the diaspora as the relationship's driving force while speaking at an event honouring him on Friday that was hosted by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.

In order to challenge China's rising dominance, President Biden has prioritised strengthening defence ties with India and offered to work together on military technology.

Excitement to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi's addressing a joint session of the US Congress is brewing not only among the Indians but can also be seen among US Congressmen as welcome messages for PM Modi's historic State visit continue to pour in.