JD Vance's kids grab spotlight embracing Indian attire on inaugural day of US Veep's India tour

Vance arrived in New Delhi with his Indian-origin wife, US second lady Usha Vance and their three children, Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel.

Apart from the warm welcome offered to JD and Usha Vance, the US Veep's arrival grabbed the limelight due to the attire of their children.

While the US V-P was in pants and suit and the Second Lady was in a westernised outfit, their children opted for Indian attires.

Vance's two sons wore kurta-pyjamas and his daughter was seen in blue attire inspired by the Indian ethnic design.

Vance is visiting India in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's recent announcement of reciprocal tariffs which he, however, has paused for 90 days for all countries except China.

Vance, who is on his inaugural visit to India, is expected to meet India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the evening.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (right in front) welcoming JD Vance and his family. Photo courtesy: MEA

Modi is set to host a dinner for JD Vance and Second Lady Usha on Monday evening, after holding talks with the US Vice President focusing on trade, tariff, and several other key issues.

Besides Delhi, Vance and his family will travel to Jaipur and Agra.

Meet Usha Vance, the first Indian-origin second lady of America

Usha, on the other hand, is an American lawyer with roots in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. She was born in a suburb of San Diego to Telugu-speaking Indian immigrants.

Her father is a mechanical engineer from IIT Madras and a lecturer at San Diego State University, and her mother is a molecular biologist and provost at the University of California, San Diego.

She graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in history and from Yale Law School with a Juris Doctor degree. After law school, Vance served as a law clerk for multiple federal judges, including Chief Justice John Roberts, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and Judge Amul Thapar.

In 2019, Vance was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar and subsequently worked for a leading law firm handling civil litigation and appeals in cases involving higher education, local government, entertainment, and technology. She resigned from her law firm job in July 2024.

She delivered the introductory address for her husband, JD Vance, at the 2024 Republican National Convention, and often travels with him for his campaign events.