PM Modi with President Biden at White House: Day 2 of US Visit Highlights
<p>Prime Minister Narendra<br />
Modi, who is on a State visit to the United States at the invitation of the<br />
president of the United States, Joe Biden, began the highly anticipated second<br />
day of his trip in New York and then traveled to Washington.</p>
<p>Many people believe<br />
that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the United States will mark<br />
a historic turning point in the bilateral relationship between India and the<br />
United States. Discussions will focus on strengthening the two countries’<br />
defence ties, as well as expanding their economic and cultural ties.Read also this: India and the US need talent pipeline to maintain growth: PM Modi</p>
<p>Here are a few<br />
highlights of PM Modi’s second day in the United States:</p>
<p>Bidens Greetings, Prime Minister<br />
Narendra Modi! Young dancers from company Dhoom, an Indian dance company in the<br />
Washington, D.C. area, performed a musical tribute that was well received by<br />
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Joe Biden, and First Lady Jill Bid</p>
06:35 PM Jun 22, 2023 IST
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Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, who is on a State visit to the United States at the invitation of the
president of the United States, Joe Biden, began the highly anticipated second
day of his trip in New York and then traveled to Washington.
Many people believe
that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the United States will mark
a historic turning point in the bilateral relationship between India and the
United States. Discussions will focus on strengthening the two countries’
defence ties, as well as expanding their economic and cultural ties.
Read also this: India and the US need talent pipeline to maintain growth: PM Modi
Here are a few
highlights of PM Modi’s second day in the United States:
- Bidens Greetings, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi! Young dancers from company Dhoom, an Indian dance company in the
Washington, D.C. area, performed a musical tribute that was well received by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Joe Biden, and First Lady Jill Biden.
- In
connection with the visit, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden presented
gifts to Prime Minister Modi. The official gift was an antique, handcrafted
American book galley from the early 20th century, symbolizing the nation’s
literary heritage and craftsmanship.
- Modi began the second day of his visit
to the United States by conducting the Yoga Day celebrations at the UN
Headquarters in New York. Modi paid honour to a statue of Gandhi alongside
dignitaries from around the globe at the UN headquarters. The event set the
Guinness World Record for the most countries represented at any yoga event.
Afterward, he left for Washington.
- The Indian prime minister was welcomed
to the nation’s capital by expats, and both the Indian and American national
anthems were played upon his arrival at the Joint Andrews Air Force Base.
- Jill Biden arranged a side excursion for
Vice President Biden to the headquarters of the Virginia National Science
Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia. Both the first lady and Modi, the PM,
engaged with American and Indian students.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied
by First Lady Jill Biden, recently gave a speech at the National Science
Foundation in Virginia, during which he claimed, that Under Skill India, they
have skilled over 50 million people in the field of artificial intelligence,
blockchain, drone, and others
- Modi met with CEOs of major
corporations, including General Electric’s Lawrence Culp Jr. and Applied
Materials’ Gary Dickerson and Sanjay Mehrotra.
- Remarks from the US NSA on Human Rights
Discussions: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated that while
President Joe Biden is expected to bring up the degradation of democracy in India,
he would not lecture Narendra Modi on the subject, as hundreds of US senators
wrote to Biden urging him to raise human rights issues with Modi.
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