‘Maybe I Can Live In India’: JD Vance's Son Said After Family Dinner With PM Modi
The US Vice-President fondly reminisced about his first meeting with PM Modi at the AI Action Summit.
US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday shared a light-hearted moment from his family dinner with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence in the Capital on Monday evening. Vance called PM Modi a “special person", and revealed he was only the second world leader, apart from President Donald Trump, whom his children are fond of.
JD Vance, who landed in India on Monday with his wife Usha and their three kids for a four-day visit, attributed his fondness for PM Modi to the positive impression the Prime Minister had made on his children.
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While addressing an event in Jaipur, the US Vice-President said that his eldest son, Ewan, told him that he could live in India. “My son, Ewan, is seven years old. He is our firstborn son. Yesterday, after we had dinner at the Prime Minister’s House, the food was so good and the Prime Minister was so kind to our three children, that Ewan came to me afterwards and said ,’dad, maybe I can live in India’," he said.
Vance further said that it did not take much time for his son to change his mind.
“I think after about 90 minutes in the Jaipur sun today at the Great Palace, he (Ewan) suggested maybe we should move to England. So you take the good with the bad here," he said.
The US Vice-President fondly reminisced about his first meeting with PM Modi at the AI Action Summit, highlighting the Prime Minister’s thoughtful gesture on Ewan’s birthday in Paris earlier this year.
“I think he is a special person. I first met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the AI Action Summit in February. We had a lot of important discussions on AI and other policies to prepare for. And the Prime Minister also managed to figure out that my son Vivek was actually turning five-years-old on the trip. This was in Paris, just a couple of months ago. So think about this – huge international policy conference. He took the time to stop by where I was staying, wish our second son Vivek a happy birthday and even bring him a gift," Mr Vance said.
The US VP said he and his wife were “genuinely touched by his (Modi’s) graciousness. And we have even been more impressed by his warmth since we arrived in India."
Vance fondly mentioned the strong bond his children have formed with PM Modi.
“It’s interesting. Some of you may know that when you are a politician, your kids spend almost as much time in the limelight as you do, and the great thing about kids is that they are brutally honest. They are brutally honest with everybody, whether you want them to be or not. And our seven-year-old, five-year-old and three-year-old baby girl Mirabelle … it’s interesting they’ve only really built a rapport with only two world leaders," he said.
“First, of course, is President Trump. He just has a certain energy. And Prime Minister Modi is the exact same thing our kids just like, and I think because kids are of such strong characters, I just like Prime Minister Modi too, and I think it’s a great foundation of our relationship," he added.
Vance described Modi as a “serious leader" who has given deep thought to India’s prosperity and security, with a vision extending far beyond his tenure, looking ahead to the next century.
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