NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's "vision for a new India " will also help create jobs in the US, President Donald Trump 's Press Secretary Sean Spicer said while announcing Modi's White House visit scheduled for June 26.Addressing the common interests of the two countries in an environment where Trump's promotion of a policy of "Buy American, hire American" is stoking apprehensions in India, Spicer on Monday said: "US energy and technologies, including natural gas, are helping to build Prime Minister Modi's vision for a new India and creating thousands of American jobs in the process. ""US-India trade has grown six-fold since 2000, from $19 billion to $115 billion in 2016. ""And the Indian economy is growing at over 7 per cent," he said adding a note of optimism for the future.The White House's spin on job creation by India in the US is in contrast to Trump's comments about jobs fleeing to China and elsewhere.In April, Trump ordered a review of trade with countries with which US runs a deficit. "Laying out their agenda, the press secretary said: "The President looks forward to discussing ways to strengthen ties between the United States and India and to advance our common priorities: fighting terrorism, promoting economic growth and reforms, and expanding security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. (Arul Louis can be reached at arul.l@ians.in)

Source: Economic Times June 13, 2017 04:52 UTC