PM Modi Kickstarts US State Visit, Gets Rousing Welcome In New York: Top Updates

PM Modi is visiting the US from June 21-24 at the invitation of President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, who will host him at a state dinner on June 22.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rousing welcome as he arrived in New York on Tuesday on the first leg of his maiden state visit to the US. During his 3-day visit to the United States, PM Modi will lead the celebrations of the International Day of Yoga at the United Nations Headquarters and hold bilateral talks with President Joe Biden in Washington.

“Landed in New York City. Looking forward to the programmes here including interaction with thought leaders and the Yoga Day programme tomorrow, 21st June,” PM Modi tweeted. The prime minister was received at the airport by Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu and India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj.

PM Modi Receives Rousing Welcome From Indian Diaspora

Prime Minister Modi received a rousing welcome upon his arrival here with Indian-American community members cheering him and raising slogans in his favour. From the airport, Modi travelled to the Lotte New York Palace Hotel where Indian diaspora members were waiting for him since morning. Some community members were seen wearing

PM Shri @narendramodi gets a warm welcome by Indian community in New York City.#ModiInUSA pic.twitter.com/AWkyr4WWpP

— BJP (@BJP4India) June 20, 2023

Watch: Indian PM Modi meets the Indian diaspora in front of his hotel in New York @WIONews pic.twitter.com/3mVY9DbSNh

— Sidhant Sibal (@sidhant) June 20, 2023

VIDEO | A member of the Indian diaspora dons ‘Modi jacket’ as he awaits for PM’s arrival at Lotte New York Palace Hotel.#PMModiUSVisit pic.twitter.com/64ohO54cdu

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 20, 2023

‘Modi jackets’ with his pictures printed on it while 18-year-old Kyan Patel from Virginia was carrying a portrait of the prime minister made by him. Some diaspora members in colourful attires were carrying Indian flags and chanting ‘Modi-Modi’.

PM Modi In US: Key Meetings And Engagements

• PM Modi is visiting the US from June 21-24 at the invitation of President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, who will host him at a state dinner on June 22.
• The visit includes an address by the prime minister to the joint session of the US Congress on June 22.
• Nine years after Prime Minister Modi first proposed from the United Nations General Assembly podium to mark International Yoga Day as an annual commemoration, the Indian leader will for the first time be at the UN Headquarters to lead the yoga session in a historic commemoration of the day.
• From New York, Modi will travel to Washington D.C. where he will hold talks with President Biden.
• The prime minister noted that President Biden and he have had the opportunity to meet several times since his last official visit to the US in September 2021.
• Modi said his discussions with President Biden and other senior US leaders will provide an opportunity to consolidate bilateral cooperation as well as in plurilateral forums such as G20, Quad and IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity).
• The prime minister said he will also join President Biden and the First Lady for the state banquet along with a number of dignitaries.
• Noting that the US Congress has always provided strong bi-partisan support to India-US ties, Modi said that during his visit, he will address a joint session of the US Congress at the invitation of the Congressional leadership.
• PM Modi will also meet business leaders, interact with the Indian community and meet thought leaders from different walks of life. “We seek to deepen India-USA ties in key sectors like trade, commerce, innovation, technology and other such areas,” he said.
• The US is India’s largest trade partner in goods and services, and the two countries collaborate closely in the fields of science and technology, education, health, defence and security, the prime minister said.
• The initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies has added new dimensions and widened collaboration in defence industrial cooperation, space, telecom, quantum, artificial intelligence and biotech sectors, he added.

PM Modi expressed confidence that his visit to the US will reinforce ties between the two countries based on shared values of democracy, diversity and freedom. “Together we stand stronger in meeting the shared global challenges,” Modi said in his statement.

From the US, Modi will travel to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.