G20 Summit: US Delegate Speaks Fluent Hindi While Discussing Ties With India | WATCH

A United States delegate showed her impressive Hindi speaking skills while discussing the Indo-US joint declaration, announced a day ahead of the G20 summit that began in New Delhi on Saturday.

US State Department’s Hindustani Spokesperson, Margaret MacLeod, is responsible for communicating US foreign policy priorities to Hindi and Urdu speakers around the world.

“Jaise aapne joint statement me dekha, America aur Bharat bahut bade paimane par sahyog kar rahe hain. Jinme se critical emerging technologies, information-communication technologies hain. Humne kuch ailan kiya ‘Indian Electronic Vehicle Transition’ ke bare me. Hamare taraf se aadha billion dollars denge aur Indian sarkar bhi apne taraf se itne paise denge. Student mobility ke bare me bhi alag alag partnerships announce kiya gaya. (In the joint statement, both India and the US are cooperating on a large scale. These areas include critical and emerging technologies and information and communications technologies. We also made announcements about the Indian Electronic Vehicle Transition. We also announced different partnerships on student mobility), ” Margaret said while talking to reporters.

During a bilateral meeting ahead of the G20 summit on Friday, PM Modi and US President Joe Biden discussed a wide range of issues and measures to deepen the bilateral relationship between New Delhi and Washington DC.

The two leaders also reaffirmed the “close and enduring partnership” between India and the United States and called for working to transform the India-US Strategic Partnership across all dimensions.

“The leaders re-emphasised that the shared values of freedom, democracy, human rights, inclusion, pluralism, and equal opportunities for all citizens are critical to the success our countries enjoy and that these values strengthen our relationship”, the Indo-US joint statement by White House read.