US President Joe Biden's top official for the Indo-Pacific region, Kurt Campbell has said that the degree of trust and confidence developed between India and the US was not present a decade ago.<br />''<br />''Speaking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States from 21 to 24 of this month, Mr. Campbell said that this visit will consecrate the India-US relationship as the most important bilateral relationship for the US on the global stage. He added that the visit will open up more avenues for both investment and people-to-people linkages.<br />''<br />''On India-US knowledge partnership, Mr. Campbell said our universities need to train many more engineers and high-tech people.<br />''<br />''He said that the world is recognising the critical role that India is playing on the global stage and it is not just strategic.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Prime Minister to address the joint meeting of the US Congress for the second time during his upcoming official state visit to the United States.<br />''<br />''The invitation extended to Mr Modi reflects the bipartisan respect and support he enjoys in the United States. <br />