Biden to Travel to India Tomorrow for G20 Summit

US President Joe Biden will travel to India on Thursday to participate in the G20 Summit.

Biden will have a bilateral meeting with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House said on Tuesday.

The announcement of Biden's trip to India came a day after First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. 

He tested negative for the virus following his wife's positive test.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters: "On Thursday, the President will travel to New Delhi to attend the G20 leader's summit."

He added: "On Friday, President Biden will participate in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi."

Biden will also participate in the official sessions of the G20 summit on Saturday and Sunday.

Sullivan highlighted as Biden "heads to the G20 summit, he is committed to working with emerging market partners to deliver big things together".

"That's what we believe the world will see in New Delhi this weekend. The United States' commitment to the G-20 hasn't wavered and we hope this G-20 summit will show that the world's major economies can work together even in challenging times."

Sullivan underscored that the focus of the US in the G20 summit "is going to be on delivering for developing countries, making progress on key priorities for the American people, from climate to technology and showing our commitment to the G20 as a forum that can actually deliver".

He also praised India Prime Minister Modi, saying: "And thanks to the leadership of Prime Minister Modi and India's presidency, we hope we'll be able to do all of those things," he said, praising Prime Minister Modi.