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Modi with then president Trump at the Houston event Modi with President Joe Biden and his wife Jill at the White House

mit. During the official working vis- June 21-23, 2023
it, during which he met with Barack Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Obama at the White House. wrapped up his state visit to the Unit-
As per the Obama White House
archive website, during their third ed States on June 23. The three-day
state visit, his first in nine years, in-
bilateral meeting, the two leaders re- cluded at least three meetings with
viewed and reaffirmed their deepen- President Joe Biden, an address to
ing strategic partnership. members of the US Congress, and
On the sidelines of the nuclear
summit, he also held bilateral meet- interactions with some of Silicon Val-
ley’s top CEOs.
ings with Prime Minister David Cam- “Concluding a very special USA
eron of the UK and Justin Trudeau, visit, where I got to take part in nu-
Prime Minister of Canada. merous programmes and interactions
June 6–8, 2016 aimed at adding momentum to the
Prime Minister Modi held a India-USA friendship. Our nations
progress review meeting with Pres- will keep working together to make
ident Barack Obama, focusing on our planet a better place for the com-
defense, security, and energy. They ing generations,” PM Modi tweeted,
discussed the advancement of these ahead of his departure. He is now
key areas of cooperation between In- headed to Egypt for another state visit.
dia and the United States. “‘Together India and US are
Additionally, Prime Minister Modi with VP Kamala Harris not just forming policies and agree-
Modi addressed a joint session of ments, we are shaping lives, dreams
the United States Congress, where, and destinies,” said PM Narendra
as per the House of Representatives marked a notable moment in the bi- September 23–25, 2021 Modi addressing the Indian-Amer-
website, he promoted a strong rela- lateral relationship between the two On September 23, 2021, Modi ican community at the end of his
tionship between the United States countries. He was there to attend the arrived in Washington for a three- three-day state visit to the US.
and India focused on cooperation, 74th United Nations General As- day visit to the US. The visit held sig- “The partnership between India
connectivity, respect for global com- sembly. nificance, as it was his first visit since and the United States will make the
mons, inclusiveness, and adherence During the visit, he participated the outbreak of COVID-19 and also world better in the 21st Century. You
to international rules and norms. in a significant event called “Howdy, his first trip to the US after President all play a crucial role in this partner-
“Our relationship is primed for a Modi” in Houston, Texas. The event Joe Biden assumed office. ship,” he added while speaking at
momentous future,” he said. garnered attention both in India and In Washington, he met Biden Ronald Reagan Center, Washington
June 25–26, 2017 the United States. and also held a meeting with United on Friday.
During the second leg of his The event took place on Sep- States Vice President Kamala Har- At the heart of the Indo-US stra-
three-nation tour, Narendra Modi tember 22nd at the NRG Stadium ris. He also held bilateral meetings tegic partnership is deepening eco-
and attracted a crowd of over 50,000
nomic engagement and resolve on
visited America, where he had his first people, making it one of the largest with several tech CEOs, Australia’s both sides to elevate the bilateral re-
bilateral meeting with the-then Presi- gatherings for a visiting foreign lead- Scott Morrison, America’s VP Ka- lationship to a “global strategic part-
dent Donald Trump. The two met at er in the United States, excluding the mala Harris, and Japan’s PM Yoshi- nership”. Concluding the hour-long
the White House for a ‘working din- Pope. hide Suga. address amid cheers and chants of
ner’. His visit led to the US declaring The summit, supported by nu- Modi also participated in the first Bharat Mata ki Jai, the PM said, “I can
the Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed merous volunteers and partner or- in-person QUAD leaders’ summit at sense a mini-India converging here. I
Salahuddin as a “global terrorist”. ganizations, aimed to strengthen the the White House and addressed the thank you all for coming here. I have
September 20–27, 2019 relationship between India and the 76th session of the United Nations received unprecedented love and
Modi’s 2019 visit to the US United States. General Assembly in New York City. affection during my stay in the US.”

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