PM Narendra Modi US Visit LIVE Updates: Narendra Modi arrived in the US on his first official maiden state visit with India’s geopolitical clout higher than at any point since he took power in 2014.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold bilateral talks with his US counterpart and finalise deals spanning jets engine production, semiconductor chip manufacturing, and drone deals. Earlier Micron Technology, Applied Materials have announced investment in India for semiconductor manufacturing.
The trip (June 21-24) will be a high-profile affair, complete with a banquet at the White House to be hosted by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden and an address to the US Congress, making Modi the first Indian prime minister to speak in front of the legislature twice.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted his country's efforts at tackling climate change, noting that it has already fulfilled its promises under the Paris climate agreement.
The 2015 Paris Agreement, a global climate pact, commits its nearly 200 signatories collectively to keep global warming "well below" 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), above pre-industrial times.
We are working to make India green energy hub: PM Modi
Environment & climate have an essential place in India's culture and tradition: PM Modi
India only G20 country that kept promise it took in Paris to protect environment, says PM Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday denied discrimination against the Muslim minority, as he held a press conference on a visit to the White House.
"Regardless of caste, creed, religion, gender, there's absolutely no space for discrimination," Modi said in response to a question from a US reporter alongside President Joe Biden.
We believe in dignity of every citizen, it's in America's DNA and I believe in India's DNA that a whole world has stake in our success: Biden.
We had an incident that caused some confusion but Secretary Blinken had a great trip to China. I expect to be meeting Chinese President Xi sometime in the future: US President Joe Biden issues joint press statement with PM Narendra Modi
Indian govt runs on its constitution, no space in India for any discrmination. Democracy can deliver and when we talk about democracy, there is no discrimination on basis of caste, creed, religion etc: PM Modi.
Joe Biden says he and PM Narendra Modi had good discussion about democratic values
With this visit, we are demonstrating once more how India and US are collaborating to deliver progress across the world. From designing new ways to diagnose cancer and diabetes to collaborating on the international pace centre and treat illnesses like cancer and diabetes to collaborating on human spaceflight, including sending an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station in 2024 to accelerating the global clean energy transition and tackling the climate crisis we face, to harnessing our shared expertise on critical and emerging technologies like quantum computing and artificial intelligence to ensuring they are not used as tools of misinformation and oppression: US President Joe Biden issues joint press statement with PM Narendra Modi
We have agreed to join the Artemis Accords. We have taken a long leap in our space cooperation...," says PM Narendra Modi
Our economic relationship is booming. Trade between our countries has almost doubled over the past decade to more than $191 billion supporting tens of thousands of good jobs in both India and the United States. One million American jobs across 44 states will be supported by the purchase of more than 200 American-made Boeing aircraft that Air Indian is announcing earlier this year and with this visit, Indian firms are announcing more than $2 billion in new investments in manufacturing solar in Colorado, steel in Ohio, and optic fiber in South Carolina: US President Joe Biden issues joint press statement with PM Narendra Modi
PM Narendra Modi says India 'completely ready' to help Ukraine 'peace' efforts
Strict action needed to resolve "cross broder terrorism": PM Narendra Modi
Close defense ties between US and India show mutual trust: PM Narendra Modi
Emerging tech, semiconductor, AI will lead to strong partnership: PM Narendra Modi
The partnership is among the most consequential in the world that is stronger, closer and more dynamic in any time in history: US President Joe Biden issues joint press statement with PM Narendra Modi
Talked about humanitarian tragedies in Ukraine with PM Modi: Joe Biden
Each time I was struck by our ability to find new areas of cooperation: President Biden tells PM Modi at joint press conference.