PM Modi in US Live Updates: This is PM Modi’s first state visit to the US.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the state department luncheon with Vice President Kamala Harris and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken today.
Prime Minister Modi attended the State Dinner at the South Lawn of the White House yesterday, hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. The dinner was attended by big names in the tech world and billionaire industrialists such as Mukesh Ambani, Google CEO Sunder Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Before that, PM Modi addressed the US Congress after he held bilateral talks with Joe Biden at the Oval Office. Narendra Modi, in his address to the US Congress, talked about Ukraine, terrorism, defence ties with US and more.
This was PM Modi’s second address to a joint sitting – a first for an Indian and a rare honour for world leaders.
Earlier, PM Modi was greeted with a ceremonial welcome and guard of honour at the Andrews Air Base. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed PM Modi to a White House decorated with peacocks and lotus blooms today, hosting a vegetarian dinner.
Here are the Live Updates on PM Modi’s US Visit:
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“India-US shared dream and determination has the ability to change the destiny of the world, let us come together for a better world and better future,” said PM Modi.
“In this world of doubts and apprehension, India has gone ahead with its 1,000 years of democratic values and stood with the world,” said PM Modi.
“When world needed Covid vaccines, India boosted manufacturing and sent medicines to over 100 countries, that too when the world was afraid to step out,” said PM Modi.
“India and US governments has done the ground work for you, we will do what’s needed in future, but now it’s your responsibility to play openly in this ground,” said PM Modi.
“The technology health checkup held at white house sends a clear message to businesses in both countries: This is the moment,” said PM Modi.
“Today, India investing a record $125 billion in infra,” said PM Modi.
“Indian companies too investing billions in the US,” said PM Modi.
“India-US defence partnership is creating relation with people in every US state,” said PM Modi.
“The demand in aviation sector growing in India. India’s domestic air traffic is setting record,” said PM Modi.
“We give challenges to challenges. We counter challenges with challenge,” PM Modi said.
“This partnership is not just of convenience, it is of conviction, completion, and for a shared commitment for a better world. There is strong backing for India in US across party lines,” said PM Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum event in Washington. He is joined by Secretary of State Antony Blinken who said the US-India ties are now closer than ever.
#WATCH | Google CEO Sundar Pichai after meeting PM Modi, says “It was an honour to meet PM Modi during the historic visit to the US. We shared with the Prime Minister that Google is investing $10 billion in India’s digitisation fund. We are announcing the opening of our global… pic.twitter.com/ri42wI3Adv
– ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2023
“It was an honour to meet PM Modi during his historic visit to the US. We shared with the Prime Minister that Google is investing $10 billion in India’s digitisation fund. We are announcing the opening of our global fintech operation centre in GIFT City, Gujarat. PM’s vision for Digital India was way ahead of his time I now see it as a blueprint that other countries are looking to do,” said Google CEO Sundar Pichai after meeting PM Modi.
#WATCH | US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti speaks on PM Modi’s visit, “I feel that AI is the future- America and India. We had more things that we got done than any other in the history. This was an exceptional visit. We are now in the deepest and the broadest friendship of… pic.twitter.com/CQX5YxqUqw
– ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2023
“I feel that AI is the future- America and India. We had more things that we got done than any other in the history. This was an exceptional visit. We are now in the deepest and the broadest friendship of our entire history,” said US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on PM Modi’s visit.
“I am very interested in helping create more jobs and digitise more small and medium size businesses and helping more Indian companies and products be exported all around the world. We have already invested $11 billion and intend to invest another $15 billion, bringing the total to $26 billion,” said Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a special t-shirt as a gift from Joe Biden on Friday which had his quote on AI printed on it – ‘The future is AI – America & India’. PM Modi, during his address to the joint sitting of the US Congress, gave a new definition for AI – America and India.
Biden gave the special gift to PM Modi during a meeting with the business honchos of the two countries at the White House. The meeting came at a time the two countries look to deepen their ties in the high-tech sector.
The India-US relation will thrive with the growing technical collaboration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden agreed at the end of another round of discussions with industry leaders today. The “Hi-Tech handshake” was a mega event where captains of industry from various fields, including semi-conductors, manufacturing, space and start-ups had participated. Full story here
PM Modi: Secretary Blinken, the world is knows about your diplomatic skills and your music talent as well.
During my 2014 visit, my friend President Biden was also there. In these 9 years, we’ve come forward together as defence partners and our trade has also increased and resolving issues related to it. With QUAD, we are progressing. India and US are seen working together.
PM Modi: Despite being thousands of miles away, Vice President’s mother was connected to India, she didn’t let her ties with India cut off.
PM Modi: First I want to thank the Vice President and Secretary Blinken for this welcome. In last 3-days, I attended many meetings and discussed many issues and one thing was common that relations between and India-US should be further strengthened.
Vice President Kamala Harris: In this trip, the two countries have launched many programmes in AI, Defence, and technology.
PM Modi, you and I have dedicated our lives to the noble work of serving the society.
Vice President Kamala Harris: PM Modi, thank you, under your leadership, India has emerged has a global leader. I thank you for joining the Artemis Accords for space.
Vice President Kamala Harris: The morning routine of my grandfather included long walks at the beach and I used to accompany him and he and his retired friends would talk about India’s freedom struggle, fighting corruption, throughout these walks I learnt lessons from my grandfather. Now when I look back, these lessons influence me and because of that I stand before you as the Vice President of the US.
Throughout history India has inspired millions of people around the world. As I travel the world, I see the impact of India around the world. My mother at the age of 19 arrived to US all by herself, and growing up I saw my mother working day and night in the lab.
PM Modi is US Live: Indian-Americans touch every facet of our life. India is a very important part of our life. When my sister and I were growing up, we used to take frequent trips to India to meet our grandparents in Madras (now Chennai), says Kamala Harris.
PM Modi Is US Live: PM Modi At State Department Luncheon
PM Modi in US Live: This coming together of talent and technology, I believe is a guarantee for the future, Prime Minister Modi said in his address to the CEOs
PM Modi, US President Joe Biden Addresses Top CEOs
Together, the United States and India will shape the future as we work towards a world that is open, prosperous, secure, and resilient. pic.twitter.com/E7NFDpEmGX
– President Biden (@POTUS) June 23, 2023
- PM said that even after the two decades of 9/11 and one decade of 26/11, the problem of terrorism remains a pressing challenge for the global community.
- Clearly, what he was highlighting was the need for the international community to recognize that the people who sponsor terrorism, support terrorism, they continue to pose a serious challenge to the safety and security of our societies and have to be very sternly and firmly dealt with
- When the Prime Minister and the President held their discussions all aspects of such global challenges were discussed between the two and how India and US could cooperate to mitigate, address, try and deal with this challenge as comprehensively as possible that was also discussed between the two leaders.
- And going forward, it would be our effort to see how some of those discussions can translate into concrete. Cooperative decision between India and the US
Foreign Secretary briefs on PM Modi’s US visit
- When the PM and President Biden held discussion after the ceremonial welcome, technology featured very prominently in the discussion
- 20-25 areas of technology partnership that have been identified in the joint statement are a direct result of the discussion between the two leaders
- India, US to work on developing technology
- India, US to partner in semiconductor, space
- India, US to collaborate on cybersecurity
- General Electric, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited signed mou on jet engine production
- India to procure predator drones from US
- India now a signatory to Artemis Accords
The first course includes a salad made with marinated millet, grilled corn, and compressed watermelon with an avocado sauce.
The main course is a stuffed portobello mushroom with a creamy saffron-infused risotto.
The dessert is an Indian-spiced take on American classic: a rose- and cardamom-infused strawberry shortcake. White House executive pastry chef Susie Morrison said the dessert features a decorative sugar twist; they made 900 of them for the dinner.
For the first time in recent history, the White House is hosting a state dinner that’s entirely plant-based: no meat, no dairy and no eggs. The gala dinner for 400 VIP guests on Thursday night is the highlight of Pm Modi’s visit in Washington, one that’s had high stakes as the White House works to strengthen its ties with India.
“We have curated a menu that showcases the best in American cuisine also then seasoned with Indian elements and flavors,” Chef Nina Curtis, who was brought in as a guest chef for the dinner, told reporters. Curtis specializes in plant-based cuisine.
“Throughout my culinary career, I have witnessed the remarkable power that food has as an equalizer,” Curtis added, saying that the menu for the state dinner allows guests from both countries to “experience something of the other’s culture.”
Industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra are among the guests attending the state dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s honour at the White House today. Read the full list here.
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“Rising the head in the sky…”: PM Modi recites a poem he wrote in address to the US Congress.
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“More than two decades after 9/11 and more than a decade after 26/11 in Mumbai, radicalism and terrorism still remain pressing dangers in the world. Terrorism is an enemy of humanity and there can be no ifs and buts in dealing with it”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
PM Modi US Visit Live: PM Modi on Ukraine War
“This is not an era of war but of dialogue and diplomacy. We all must do what we can to stop bloodshed and human suffering.”: PM Modi on Ukraine War in address to the US Congress.
PM Modi US Visit Live: PM’s Address to the US Congress
“Indian Americans are brilliant in every field, not just in spelling bee”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
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“Our vision is pro-planet progress, pro-planet prosperity, pro-planet people.”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
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“While becoming the fastest growing economy, we grew our solar capacity by 2,300%. We became the only G20 country to meet its Paris commitment.”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
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“India is an ancient nation with a youthful population. The younger generation is making reels on Insta or making digital payments. In India, tech is not about innovation but inclusion. In 9 years, over a billion people got Aadhar. 850 Million got DBTs in their accounts”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
PM Modi US Visit Live: PM’s Address to the US Congress
“We protected our people with 2.2 billion doses of ‘Made in India’ Covid vaccines, that too, free of cost”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
“We are focusing on infrastructure development. We have given nearly 40 million homes that provide shelter to over hundred and fifty million people. That is nearly six times the population of Australia”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
PM Modi US Visit Live: PM’s Address to the US Congress
“When I first visited the US as Prime Minister, India was the tenth largest economy int the world. Today, India is the fifth largest economy. And, India will be the third largest economy soon. We are not only growing bigger but we are also growing faster. When india grows, the whole world grows.”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
PM Modi US Visit Live: PM’s Address to the US Congress
“We have 22 official languages and yet, we speak in one voice. Every hundred miles our cuisine changes, from Dosa to Aaloo Paranthas, from Shikhand to Sandesh. We enjoy all of this”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
PM Modi US Visit Live: PM’s Address to the US Congress
“Democracy is the idea that welcomes debate and discourse. It’s a culture that gives wings to thoughts and ideas. In the evolution of the democratic spirit, India is the Mother of Democracy”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
PM Modi US Visit Live: PM’s Address to the US Congress
“Democracy is one of our sacred and shared values. It has evolved over a long time, and taken various forms of systems. Throughout history, however, one thing has been clear, democracy is the spirit that supports equality and dignity.”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
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“I am told that the Samosa Caucus is now the flavour of the House.”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
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“There are millions here, who have roots in India. Some of them sit proudly in this chamber. There is one behind me, who has made history.”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
PM Modi US Visit Live: PM’s Address to the US Congress
“Through the long road, we have travelled. A long has changed since I came here 7 summers ago. A lot has remained the same like our commitment to deep relations. There have been more momentous developments for Another AI= America and India. The beauty of democracy is the constant connect to feel the pulse of the people”: PM Modi in address to the US Congress.
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“Always a great honour to address the US congress. It is an exceptional privilege to do so twice. For this honour, I extend my deepest gratitude on behalf of 1.4 billion people of India.” PM Modi in US Congress.
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“Modi, Modi” chants in US Congress.
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PM Modi enters US Congress
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PM Modi to address joint session of US Congress shortly
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India and the US – the two biggest democracies of the world, can contribute towards global peace, stability and prosperity as he asserted that for the partnership between the two countries, “even the sky is not the limit”.
PM Modi made the remarks during a joint press conference with President Biden after his one-on-one meeting which was followed by delegation-level talks at the White House.
US President Joe Biden said Thursday he still expected to meet Xi Jinping in the “near term” after angering China by referring to its leader as a “dictator.”
“I expect to be meeting with President Xi sometime in the future, near term,” Biden told a joint news conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India doesn’t believe in exploiting the nature as it is a part of the Indian culture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, highlighting his government’s efforts to counter climate change.
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“We don’t believe in exploitation of nature”: PM Modi on question about climate change
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“We have proved democracy can deliver. If there are no human values, no human rights, no humanity, it’s not a democracy. When we live in a democracy, there’s no place for discrimination. In India, there is no discrimination on the basis of caste, age, religion.”: PM Modi to US media.
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“Democracy runs in India’s and US’ veins”: PM Modi to US media
“We have entered Artemis Accord and we have taken a giant leap in India-US space partnership. Sky is not the limit for India-US ties. Indians outside White House is a testimony to deep India-US relations. We are starting Consulates in Bengaluru, Ahmedabd and Indian Consulate in Seattle.
Peace and security in Indo-Pacific is our priority, development of this region is imp. for global development In our fight against terrorism, we are walking shoulder to shoulder. Due to Covid and Ukraine conflict, global south have suffered. India has pressed on dialogue and diplomacy to end Ukraine conflict.”: PM Modi said in joint press statement.
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“I met CEOs her and I saw their enthusiasm towards India. In global uncertainty, India and US are trusted partners. GE engine deal is landmark. This deal will creat jobs and create defence cooperation and startups from the nations are important partners.”: PM Modi
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“Sky is not the limit in India-US ties”: PM Modi
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“We are leaving behind buyer-seller relationship and moving towards tech transfer, co-production.” PM Modi in joint media statement.
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“This day has huge signifance in India-US relations. This is a new chapter, direction and energy to our comprehensive partnership. US is India’s biggest trade partner,” said PM Modi in joint media address.
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“Indian firms are announcing 2 billion dollars in optics fibre in Carolina. We are opening new consulates. Our nations look together on regional nations. We look at problems unleashed by Russia with war on Ukraine. We are building regional connections to middle east. We’re putting sustainable development at agenda of G20”: Joe Biden in joint media statement.
“Frienship between our nations is only going to grow”: Joe Biden in joint press statement.
“Indians and Americans are both people who, in a way, turn obstackes into opportunities”: Joe Biden in joint media statement
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In joint media statement, Joe Biden mentions Russia-Ukraine war.
“India and US are collaborating in every area,” said Joe Biden in joint press statement.
Indian-American community – a bedrock of 🇮🇳-🇺🇸 ties!
Thousands of India-American community members accorded a rousing welcome to PM @narendramodi at the @WhiteHouse. pic.twitter.com/pYZ3xNGdAa
– Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) June 22, 2023
Stating that India and the United States were walking ‘shoulder to shoulder’ in every area, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told President Joe Biden that the partnership between the two countries is more important than ever in the changing global order.
PM Modi, who is on his maiden state visit to the US, received a rousing welcome at the White House from President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden.
🇮🇳🇺🇸 | Together in their determination to take the Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership to the next level.
PM @narendramodi & @POTUS@JoeBiden held bilateral talks in the @WhiteHouse.
The two leaders reviewed the various facets of India-USA ties and discussed ways to… pic.twitter.com/gtIp2S6ajh
– Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) June 22, 2023
#WATCH | “The gifts PM Modi presented to US President Biden and Dr Jill Biden signify India’s potential and economic diversity,” says Union Minister Smriti Irani on PM Modi’s ongoing State visit to the US. pic.twitter.com/kcwkde1ZlX
– ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2023
PM Modi In US Live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden hold bilateral talks at The Oval Office
