PM Modi News: PM Narendra Modi arrives in Washington

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India's stance on Russia in the Ukraine conflict has not faced widespread criticism in the United States. Asked in an interview with the Wall Street Journal about critical comments in the U.S. for not taking a more forceful stance against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Modi said: "I don't think this type of perception is widespread in the US." "I think India’s position is well known and well understood in the entire world. The world has full confidence that India’s top-most priority is peace." Prime Minister Modi left on Tuesday on a state visit to the U.S. billed as a turning point for bilateral relations, with deeper cooperation in defence and high technology in focus.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of his visit to the United States, said that for "normal bilateral ties" with China "peace and tranquillity in border areas is essential", the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. "We have a core belief in respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity, observing the rule of law and peaceful resolution of differences and disputes. At the same time, India is fully prepared and committed to protect its sovereignty and dignity," PM Modi said in his interview to the US publication.

efore Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplaned for the US on Tuesday morning, he said his visit will be an opportunity to enrich the depth and diversity of the Indo-US partnership. The prime minister, who will travel to Cairo from Washington DC, said his Egypt tour will help "impart further momentum to our civilisational and multifaceted partnership".

It is the second time that PM Modi will be addressing a joint session of the US Congress, a first for any Indian prime minister.

PM 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).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on his first state visit to the United States of America early this morning. The Indian Prime Minister is scheduled to have a host of meetings in the US and now ANI has reported that he will meet Tesla CEO Elon Musk as well.

The Prime Minister, who will travel to Cairo from Washington DC, said his Egypt tour will help "impart further momentum to our civilisational and multifaceted partnership".

Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar would be escorting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his historic joint address to the US Congress on June 22.The first-time Democratic Congressman, who represents the 13th Congressional District of Michigan, has also been invited by President Joe Biden for the White House State Dinner hosted in honour of Prime Minister Modi on the same day. It is the second time that Prime Minister Modi is addressing the joint session of the US Congress, a first for any Indian prime minister.

"All countries should respect international law and the sovereignty of countries. Disputes should be resolved with diplomacy and dialogue, not war, the Prime Minister was quoted in the Wall Street Journal interview.

"India deserves a much higher, deeper and wider profile and a role. We do not see India as supplanting any country. We see this process as India gaining its rightful position in the world," PM Modi said in his interview to Wall Street Journal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that ties between New Delhi and Washington are stronger and deeper than ever, stated reports. "India deserves a much higher, deeper and wider profile and a role," he said in an interview, ahead of his visit to the US this week that is billed as a turning point for bilateral relations.

In his departure statement ahead of his visit to the US and Egypt, PM Modi said he is travelling to the US on a State Visit at the invitation of president Joseph Biden and first lady Jill Biden, and this "special invitation" is a reflection of the vigour and vitality of the partnership between the democracies.

During his state visit to Egypt, on his way back from the US, PM Modi will visit the Al-Hakim mosque in old Cairo which was recently restored by the Dawoodi Bohra community, the government said Monday. Modi will arrive in Cairo on June 24 for what will be the first bilateral visit by any Indian PM to Egypt since 1997.

Describing PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the US this week as a milestone in India-US relations, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra said a roadmap for defence industrial cooperation, which will focus on co-production and on ensuring that the industrial “ecosystem” here engages intensely with that of the US, will be among the key outcomes of what will be Modi’s first state visit to the country and his seventh as PM.

Excitement to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi's addressing a joint session of the US Congress is brewing not only among the Indians but can also be seen among US Congressmen as welcome messages for PM Modi's historic State visit continue to pour in. Indian Embassy in the US has shared the videos of the two Congressmen- Scott Perry and Nick LaLota on its official Twitter handle.

The leader of the world's most populous nation will also receive all the pomp of a state dinner at the White House on Thursday -- only Biden's third since his inauguration. Hailed by New Delhi as a "historic" chance to "expand and consolidate" ties, the visit comes at a time of rising concerns on human rights and democratic backsliding under the Hindu nationalist leader. But Washington is seeking to boost ties with a potential regional ally to counter an increasingly assertive China.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his visit to the US will be an opportunity to enrich the depth and diversity of the Indo-US partnership and asserted that together the two countries stand stronger in meeting shared global challenges. In his departure statement ahead of his visit to the US and Egypt, Modi said he is travelling to the US on a State Visit at the invitation of President Joseph Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, and this "special invitation" is a reflection of the vigour and vitality of the partnership between the democracies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, emplaned for the United States for his first historic State visit.