Japan is expected to increase its investment target in India from the earlier 5 trillion yen ($34 billion) to almost 10 trillion yen.
Biden said he would follow the science. "I am not going to shut down the economy period. I am going to shut down the virus," he asserted.
This was the first meeting of the top Indian diplomat with Trump after he was sworn in as the US President on January 20.
Inside the governors' reception hosted by Indian Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna -- a first in more than 15 years.
Republican leader Bobby Jindal has said that Barack Obama is unfit to be commander-in-chief, as he slammed the US President for repeatedly refusing to commit resources needed to defeat radical Islamic terrorists.