- Tuesday, May 07, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (22) arrived in the US for a three-day visit. During this official visit, he will meet America’s top leadership including president Joe Biden and vice president Kamala Harris besides attending the first in-person Quad summit that also involves Japan and Australia besides India and the US and addressing the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly that recently kicked off in New York.
Prior to his visit to the US, the seventh time since he first took over as the prime minister in 2014, Modi said his visit would be an occasion to strengthen the Indo-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and consolidate ties with Japan and Australia.
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“Landed in Washington DC. Over the next two days, will be meeting @POTUS @JoeBiden and @VP @KamalaHarris, Prime Ministers @ScottMorrisonMP and @sugawitter. Will attend the Quad meeting and would also interact with leading CEOs to highlight economic opportunities in India,” the Indian prime minister tweeted after reaching the US capital.
Landed in Washington DC. Over the next two days, will be meeting @POTUS @JoeBiden and @VP @KamalaHarris, Prime Ministers @ScottMorrisonMP and @sugawitter. Will attend the Quad meeting and would also interact with leading CEOs to highlight economic opportunities in India. pic.twitter.com/56pt7hnQZ8
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2021
He was received at the airport by senior officials of the Biden Administration and India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
“Namaste USA! PM @narendramodi was greeted on arrival by Shri Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India to USA and Mr. T. H. Brian McKeon, US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources,” Indian’s ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
Namaste USA!
PM @narendramodi was greeted on arrival by Shri Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Ambassador of India to USA and Mr. T. H. Brian McKeon, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. pic.twitter.com/0sVCrP5Miu
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) September 22, 2021
Modi was also greeted at the Andrews Joint Airforce Base by a number of Indian Americans who braved the rains to see the leader. Modi thanked the Indian diaspora for the warm welcome.
Grateful to the Indian community in Washington DC for the warm welcome. Our diaspora is our strength. It is commendable how the Indian diaspora has distinguished itself across the world. pic.twitter.com/6cw2UR2uLH
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2021
“Exuberant members of the Indian diaspora welcoming PM @narendramodi upon landing in Washington D.C,” Bagchi tweeted along with pictures of Modi interacting with Indian-Americans.
Exuberant members of the Indian diaspora welcoming PM @narendramodi upon landing in Washington D.C. pic.twitter.com/cqELcYtMnN
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) September 22, 2021
Modi will meet Harris on Thursday and Biden for a bilateral meeting on Friday (24). The same day, the US president will host the Quad summit featuring Modi, Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian prime minister Scott Morrison. While his meeting with Biden will be the first one since the latter took charge in January, he will be the third American president after Barack Obama and Donald Trump to meet the Indian prime minister.
Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with Suga and Morrison and conclude his high-profile visit to the US with an address at the UN General Assembly on Saturday (25) where he is expected to touch upon key issues like coronavirus pandemic, terrorism, climate change and others.
