Narendra Modi on way to US for first state visit since becoming PM
Indian Premier Narendra Modi heads to the United States to meet with President Joe Biden and address the Congress, with military and technological ties on the agenda as his hosts seek a regional counter to China.
'We seek to deepen India- United States ties in key sectors like trade, commerce, innovation, technology and other such areas,' Indian PM Modi posted on Twitter before he left on Tuesday for his first state visit to the US since assuming power in 2014.
The leader of the world's most populous nation will attend a state dinner at the White House on Thursday.
Hailed by New Delhi as an 'historic' chance to 'expand and consolidate' ties, the visit comes at a time of rising concerns over the treatment of its Muslim minority, human rights, and democratic backsliding under the Hindu nationalist leader.
But President Biden has made clear he sees United States ties to India as a defining relationship that will jointly address some of the most difficult global challenges in coming years, including climate change, disruptions related to artificial intelligence, and China's growing power in the Indo-Pacific.
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