Prime Minister Narendra Modi will shortly begin his week-long visit to the US and ahead of the visit he has said his aim will be to present India as a global leader and boost ties with the US. PM will be leaving at around 11.30 pm.
In the departure statement, PM Modi said, "I am confident that my visit would present India as a vibrant land of opportunities, a reliable partner and a global leader, and will also help impart new energy to our relations with the US."
Indian diplomat Harsh V Shringla, speaking to media in the Houston, said, "PM has a comprehensive programme in the US. He will arrive in Houston this Saturday and soon after he arrives he has an event to meet top CEOs of energy companies. Houston is the global hub for energy. Our cooperation with the US has increased significantly because of our interest in US crude oil and energy."
FOCUS POINT
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- Key focus points for the visit include multilateral engagements at UN, Bilateral component in the United States, meeting with entrepreneurs, diaspora and US leadership
- Prime Minister will be New York from Monday and will be speaking nine times at various events throughout the week that will be broadcast live
- This will be Prime Minister Modi’s third bilateral meet with US President this year, after meeting on the sidelines of G20 summit in Japan and G7 summit in France
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Sunday will see him participating in "Howdy Modi" diaspora event, which will become the largest gathering of people for a democratically elected leader visiting US. According to the organisers, 50,000 people have registered for the event, mostly Indian Americans. US President Donald Trump along with senior democratic leadership will be present.
PM will be meeting around 45 world leaders from all parts of the world. He will be holding a bilateral meet with President Trump on Tuesday in New York. This will be his third bilateral meet with US President this year, after meeting on the sidelines of G20 summit in Japan and G7 summit in France. PM Modi, in the statement, said, "The US is a vital partner for our national development, with rich possibilities of partnership in education, skills, research, technology and innovation, and an enabler for India in economic growth and national security....Working together, we can contribute to building a more peaceful, stable, secure, sustainable and prosperous world"
Key focus points for the visit include multilateral engagements at United Nations, Bilateral component in the United States, meeting with entrepreneurs, diaspora and US political leadership.
He will be New York from Monday and will be speaking nine times at various events throughout the week that will be broadcast live. On Monday, PM will address climate change, health care summit and leaders dialogue on strategic responses to terrorist and violent extremists narrative.
Tuesday will see the focus on 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with the launch of Gandhi Solar park in United Nation Headquater premises. Gandhi Solar Park has 193 panels representing the UN Member nations and has been built with Indian government's grant of one million dollars. Solar panels gifted from India, are installed on the roof of the UN. A UN postage stamp will be released and Gandhi Peace Garden to be inaugurated in New York State university remotely.
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