Narendra Modi and Barack Obama
INDIA’S Extrenal Affairs Ministry has announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Washington, D.C., June7-8 at the invitation of U.S. President Barack Obama.
The ministry said that the India-US bilateral strategic partnership has developed strongly, particularly during the last two years under Modi and Obama. The main objective of Modi’s visit would be to consolidate the progress made in diverse areas such as economy, energy, environment, defence and security, and to intensify cooperation for the future.
Modi has also been invited by the Speaker of the US House of Representative, Paul Ryan, to address a joint meeting of the US Congress which he has accepted. He will be the first foreign leader to be given this honour in 2016. The US Congress has been a source of strength for the India-US strategic partnership and the India Congressional Caucus is the largest such group in the US Congress, the ministry said.
During the visit, Modi will have interaction with CEOs of major US companies. “Realization of the full potential of our economic partnership has been a key priority for both the countries and the progress achieved in this regard is reflected in the increased investment flows,” said the ministry’s statement.