Indian Ambassador to US Kwatra meets House Speaker Mike Johnson

Key Highlights

• Kwatra said he thanked Johnson for his “solidarity with India’s counter-terrorism efforts following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in April 2025”.
• The Indian envoy briefed the high-ranking American official on “key areas of our partnership including defence and security, oil and gas trade, technology including AI, as also our efforts to work towards a fair, balanced and mutually beneficial trade deal”.
• A day earlier Kwatra had also visited the IBM Thomas J.
• Watson Research Center Think Lab in Westchester New York to “witness the cutting-edge research work taking place in quantum computing”.
• He said discussions focused on IBM’s expanding footprint in India and the National Quantum Mission, under which India is taking dedicated steps to build world-class research collaborations and dedicated innovation hubs.