Prime Minister Modi holds talks with President Biden at White House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual and global interests aimed at further boosting the IndoUS strategic relations in areas like defence space clean energy and critical technologiesPM Modi held oneonone meeting with Biden in the Oval Office of the White House before holding delegationlevel talksIn his initial remarks Prime Minister Modi told Biden that the Presidents commitment to the ties between the two countries has prompted India to take bold and audacious measuresHe also described strong peopletopeople ties as the real engine of IndiaUS relationship and referred to the energetic diaspora crowd in While House to assert that a roar was heard about this connectToday India and the US are walking shouldertoshoulder from the depths of the ocean to heights of the sky from ancient culture to artificial intelligence Modi saidThis is the second interaction between the two leaders within 24 hoursPresident Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted Prime Minister Modi for an intimate dinner at the White House a day earlier during which they discussed a range of issues exchanged gifts and enjoyed a musical tribute to the regions of IndiaThe day began with President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greeting Prime Minister Modi for the Official Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn The two national anthems were played along with a 21gun salute to the visiting leaderIn his remarks at the welcome ceremony Modi said he will soon hold talks with President and discuss regional and global issues I am sure our talks will be positiveModi said India and US are committed to working together for global good and peace stability and prosperityPresident Biden described the relationship between the US and India is one of the most defining relationships in the 21st centuryVice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff were also present at the welcome ceremonySeveral thousand IndianAmericans who have converged in the American capital from far and near attended the welcome ceremony on the South Lawns Indian Americans were chanting USA USA and Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Modi ModiModi and Biden are scheduled to address a news conference together from the East Room of the White House after their talksThey are likely to take questions from journalists Normally each side takes two questions but sometimes it can be one from each side During the last Indian State visit of former prime minister Manmohan Singh in November 2009 the two sides took one question eachThe prime minister would then head to the Congress to deliver an address to the joint meeting of the US Congress which would be attended by Congressmen and senators in the presence of several hundred Indian Americans from the visitors galleryIn the evening President Biden and the First Lady will host a State Dinner at the South Lawn of the White House which is expected to be attended by 400 guestsPreparations for the visit have been going on for more than six months now and a lot of efforts have gone to ensure that the deliverables are historical in natureThe major areas include space education defence technology climate change and healthThis visit will affirm the deep and close partnership between the United States and India and the warm bonds of family and friendship that link Americans and Indians together the White House said on WednesdayThe visit will strengthen our two countries shared commitment to a free open prosperous and secure IndoPacific and shared resolve to elevate the technology partnership including in defence clean energy and space it saidAccording to the White House the two leaders will discuss ways to further expand educational exchanges and peopletopeople ties as well as work together to confront common challenges from climate change to workforce development and health securityModi arrived in Washington from New York where he led a historic event at the UN headquarters earlier in the day to commemorate the 9th International Day of Yoga attended by UN officials diplomats and prominent personalitiesHe is visiting the US from June 2124 at the invitation of President Joe Biden and the First LadyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever