【NEW DELHI】Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Washington to meet President Barack Obama in September, two newspapers reported on Thursday.
The Hindustan Times said the US team wants the meeting on September 30, while the Indian side wants to advance it to September 26 around the time Modi will be in New York to address the UN General Assembly.
The Times of India suggested the meeting will not be a brief encounter on the sidelines of the UNGA but a full fledged bilateral summit in Washington.
Modi, who swept to power in a general election last month, has accepted an invitation from Obama for two-way talks in Washington, the newspapers report said.
After being denied the US visa for years, there was an apprehension on how PM Modi will manage the crucial relationship with the US. His readiness to not let the acrimonious past come in the way of the future ties should let speculations to rest.
○American lobbying group NAM changes its anti-India stand
【Washington】A top American lobbying group, which represents the strong manufacturing sector in the US, has changed its anti-India stand stating the Narendra Modi-led Government offers hope and optimism for Indo-US ties.
“Manufacturers in the US are optimistic that we have before us an important opportunity to put the US-India economic relationship back on track,” Jay Timmons, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers, said. Calling for a dialogue with India, he said that manufacturers throughout the US want to see a stronger and more robust Indian economy and to work with businesses in India on a range of issues, from growing innovation and skills to improving participation in global supply chains.
○'Indo-US strategic dialogue should be held in India'
【Washington】A top American Senator has called for holding the next round of India-US Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi this year as against the scheduled venue of Washington, to show a good will gesture towards the new Narendra Modi-led government.
"The (India US Strategic) Dialogue (in New Delhi) would provide an early opportunity for the US Government to engage with the new Government in India," Senator Mark Warner, told a Washington audience yesterday (04-06-14).
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