American vice president JD Vance Recently, India’s four-day official visit ended by 21-24 April 2025. On his journey, he was accompanied by his Indian original wife, Usha Chilikuri Vance and his three children. According to reports, he was accompanied by representatives of the Pentagon and State Department along with at least five senior American officials.
JD Vance’s Indian Travel Yatra program
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After landing at Air Force station in Palam on Monday, April 21, Vance family visited Swaminarayan Akshardham TempleLater during the day, he flew to Jaipur, where he visited Amer Fort on 22 April, as well as other popular tourist destinations such as Jantar Mantar. On 23 April, JD Vance along with his family visited Agra to visit the Taj Mahal and went back to America on 24 April. India’s Vance’s visit was primarily aimed at bilateral talks on economic, trade and geopolitical relations, which was expecting to increase trade among nations by 2030.
Who was a reliable advisor of JD Vance during his visit to India?
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While JD Vance’s visit to India may be targeting trade relations between countries, everyone’s eyes were especially on his relations with his Indian original American wife, Usha Chilikuri Vance. The two painted an ideal picture of a marital couple in Bliss, given the fact that they were dating since college.
However, who really caught the eyes of many people and brought them to light, the way Usha was an informal advisor to her husband on a journey. Vance completely trusted his wife for socio-cultural signals such as pronounced some Indian terms during a press conference where he was addressing the media.
Yes, during his speech in Jaipur, where he was talking about his visit to Akshardham Temple, he turned to his wife. Second woman Usha Vance Sitting in the front line and asked him, “Did I pronounce that right, honey? I corrected?”
It was clear throughout the journey that Usha was her husband’s sounding board and when it came about the questions of policy and politics, to guide Prakash. Vance said during his speech, “He is a bit of a celebrity, it is in India. I think it seems more than her husband.”
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, people close to the couple say that Usha is the most trusted advisor to JD and committed to her political future, which can cause her to be in the White House. The couple is often known to ask for each other’s opinion and Usha is one who is one to give them a verse response to their speeches before distributing them. “JD actually hears Usha,” said Charlie Kirk, a friend of Vance for WSJ.
Asked if she was an advisor to her husband during her first interview after becoming a second woman of America, Usha said, “I don’t know that she is asking me so much for advice because it can be a very lonely, lonely world that does not share with anyone.” Her comment was more or less considered approval for the fact that her husband had ensured everything.
