On 26th August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had a telephonic conversation to discuss wide range of topics. Hours before their conversation, US diplomats met National Conference leaders in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the scheduled Assembly Elections. In recent times, the meetings between Indian Opposition leaders and US diplomats have made headlines more frequently than before, raising concerns over possible US interference in Indian democracy.

There have been reports that US diplomats also met protesting farmer leaders which is being seen as a sign of meddling with India’s internal affairs. Spoke to @POTUS @JoeBiden on phone today. We had a detailed exchange of views on various regional and global issues, including the situation in Ukraine.

I reiterated India’s full support for early return of peace and stability. We also discussed the situation in Bangladesh and..

. As per the official press release of Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, the Prime Minister conveyed his appreciation for President Biden’s deep commitment the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, which is based on shared values of democracy, rule of law and strong people-to-people ties. They reviewed the significant progress in bilateral relations and highlighted that India-US partnership is aimed at benefiting the people of both countries as well as the entire humanity.

They also talked in detail on a number of regional and global issues. During the.