India-U.S. ties deeper with announcement of Air India-Boeing deal: U.S.

The "landmark" Air India-Boeing deal, according to U.S. President Joe Biden, will create up to 1 million jobs across 44 states in the U.S.

The mega commercial plane deal between Air India and Boeing is an opportunity to deepen an already profoundly intertwined relationship between India and the United States, the U.S. said February 15.

"It's an opportunity to deepen what is already a profoundly intertwined relationship based on shared interests, based on shared values, based on our deep economic ties. And with the announcements between Boeing and Air India yesterday, those ties are all the deeper," State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference.

The "landmark" Air India-Boeing deal, according to U.S. President Joe Biden, will create up to 1 million jobs across 44 states in the U.S.

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"It is something that we've heralded. It is an opportunity not only for the American economy and for workers here in this country, but it's an opportunity for the Indian people as well," Mr. Price said in response to a question, a day after the historic airplane deal between the two countries.

"The United States is engaged around the world – not just in India but around the world – in what we refer to as commercial diplomacy, seeking to find concrete, tangible, practical ways to deepen our economic ties with countries around the world in a way that benefits the American people back here at home," he said.

"I think the agreement that was announced yesterday between Boeing and Air India is a vivid example of that – the number of jobs it creates here, the number of opportunities it creates in India, and the possibility it provides to deepen that partnership even further," Mr. Price said.