US President Joe Biden met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tokyo on Tuesday, on the sidelines of a four-country Indo-Pacific summit that also includes Japan and Australia.
The U.S. and India differ on how to respond to the Russian invasion. With Modi sitting nearby, Biden made the case that the world has a shared responsibility to do something to assist Ukrainian resistance against Russia’s aggression.
Later, in comments to reporters after a one-on-one meeting with Modi, Biden said they Russia's invasion of Ukraine "and the effect it has on the entire global world order." Biden added that the U.S. and India will continue to consult "on how to mitigate these negative effects."
In his comments, Modi made no mention of the war in Ukraine, instead ticking off several trade and investment programs that he discussed with the president.