Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, throughout a joint briefing with President Donald Trump within the US, spoke about India’s imaginative and prescient of ‘Make India Nice Once more’ (MIGA) – a phrase impressed by Mr Trump’s signature slogan ‘Make America Nice Once more’ (MAGA). In accordance with PM Modi, a joint imaginative and prescient of ‘MAGA’ and ‘MIGA’ turns into a mega partnership for prosperity.
“The folks of America are properly conscious of President Trump’s motto ‘MAGA – Make America Nice Once more.’ The folks of India too are specializing in heritage and growth as they transfer ahead at a quick tempo and with a agency resolve in the direction of the aim of Viksit Bharat 2047. Within the language of America, it is Make India Nice Once more – MIGA. When America and India work collectively, this MAGA plus MIGA turns into a ‘mega partnership for prosperity’ and it’s this mega spirit that offers new scale and scope to our targets,” the PM mentioned.
President Trump typically talks about MAGA.
In India, we’re working in the direction of a Viksit Bharat, which in American context interprets into MIGA.
And collectively, the India-USA have a MEGA partnership for prosperity!@POTUS @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/i7WzVrxKtv
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 14, 2025
The 2 leaders additionally introduced that India and the US have set a USD 500 billion goal for bilateral commerce by 2030.
“At present, we’ve additionally set a goal to extend our bilateral commerce to greater than double, reaching USD 500 billion by 2030. Our groups will work on finalising very quickly a mutually useful commerce settlement,” PM Modi mentioned, including that the 2 nations are shifting ahead within the course of joint growth, joint manufacturing, and switch of know-how.
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“We’ll strengthen oil and gasoline commerce to make sure India’s vitality safety. Within the vitality infrastructure, funding will improve. Within the nuclear vitality sector, we spoke about deepening our cooperation, within the course of small modular reactors. America performs a key position in India’s defence preparedness. Within the coming days, new know-how and tools will improve our capability,” he mentioned.
PM Modi additionally introduced that Washington and New Delhi are pushing to conclude a “mutually useful commerce settlement” within the coming days.
PM Modi, who’s the fourth world chief to go to the US since Mr Trump’s return to the White Home, met the US President and his shut aide and billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday. Their assembly got here hours after Mr Trump introduced reciprocal tariffs on all nations, together with India.