PM Narendra Modi’s 3 Day Visit to USA
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the US for a 3 day state visit. State visit is when the Prime Minister or the President is invited by the President of the country to visit his official residence. PM Modi is the third Indian leader to make a state visit to the US. The other two were by former president Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan in June 1963 and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in November 2009. Mr. Modi, who is making his sixth visit to the U.S. as Prime Minister, this was his first official state visit. The visit indicates the deepening ties between the two nations in multiple fields. On 20th June 2023 PM Modi took off from Delhi and landed in New York, USA. After landing, PM Modi met Tesla CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk. After the meeting Musk said, "I'm a fan of Modi. It was a fantastic meeting with the Prime Minister and I like him quite a lot. He visited our factory a few years ago. So, we have known each other for a while. I am excited about the future of India. Tesla will soon come to India. We just have to figure out the right timing.” Later he also met Nobel laureates, academicians, businessmen, authors, mathematicians and medical professionals.
On 21st June PM led the 9th International Yoga Day celebrations at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Yoga Day programme was held at the North Lawn of UN Headquarters. This year's theme is ‘Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ to further the message of unity, and peace. People from 135 nationalities participated in the event. President of the United Nations General Assembly Csaba Korosi, Hollywood actor Richard Gere, Jay Shetty, a British podcaster, author, and life coach, Chef Vikas Khanna and many other diplomats and UN officials were among the dignitaries who took part in Yoga Day event in New York. PM Modi was seen sporting a customized white yoga T-shirt and trousers along with a traditional Assamese gamcha that he wears every year. PM Modi thanked the people for attending the celebration. “I'm delighted to see you all. And I thank you all for coming. Friends. I'm told that almost every nationality is represented here today. He added, “Yoga is free from copyright, patent, royalties. It is a way of life. Yoga is flexible, you can practice alone, in groups, learn from a teacher or self-taught. It is unifying, it is truly universal. It is for all ethnicities, faiths and cultures"
The programme created a Guinness World Record for people from a maximum number of nations practicing in yoga together. After the event, PM Modi left for Washington, D.C. Here, PM Modi along with US President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden visited the National Science Foundation where they interacted with Indian and American students. The US President then hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. They were joined by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan at the private dinner. As the official gifts, the Prime Minister gave a handcrafted sandalwood box to President Joe Biden. The sandalwood box gifted to President Biden, who turns 81 in November, contains a silver idol of Lord Ganesha, a diya (oil lamp) and 'Das Danam' - donations made when a person becomes 'Drishta Sahasrachandro' or the one who has seen one thousand full moons after completing the age of 80 years and eight months. The Prime Minister also gifted Joe Biden a copy of the first edition print of the book 'The Ten Principal Upanishads'. He also gifted 7.5 carat eco-friendly lab-grown green diamond to the First Lady. Green diamonds are very rare and valuable. PM Modi received a handmade, antique American book from the Bidens. They also gifted him a vintage American camera, a hardcover book of American wildlife photography and a signed, first edition copy of 'Collected Poems of Robert Frost. Later he held a series of meetings with another group of industry leaders and CEOs. PM Modi addressed a joint-sitting of the US Congress on 22nd June. This will be his second address to a joint-sitting – a first for an Indian and a rare honour. No Indian prime minister has addressed the US Congress twice. That's why its importance is huge.
In an almost one hour speech to the US Congress touched upon a variety of themes. PM Modi reiterated that there can be “no ifs or buts” in dealing with terrorism and sought action against state sponsors of terrorism, in a veiled attack on Pakistan. He also stressed the urgent need to put an end to the bloodshed in the Ukraine war. Meanwhile, PM Modi also called for working together with the US in space, farming, artificial intelligence, energy and education, healthcare and humanitarian efforts.He added that “democracy is in our DNA”, and “there is absolutely no question of discrimination” regardless of “caste, creed, religion and gender. PM Modi also attended a State Luncheon hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris. In the evening a state dinner was arranged for PM Modi. The event was attended by Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Mukesh and Nita Ambani, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Anand Mahindra, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi and many others. PM Narendra Modi thanked US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for hosting the State Dinner.
