World News | Modisin pleasure captures US ahead of state visit

WASHINGTON, June 19 (PTI) — Hundreds of Indian-Americans gathered at iconic locations across the United States to send a welcome message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi days ahead of his state visit here. information.

On a sunny Sunday, hundreds of Indian-Americans from in and around Washington, D.C., gathered near the national monument to deliver a message of solidarity and tell the prime minister they eagerly await his arrival in the city.

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At the invitation of US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, Prime Minister Modi will visit the US from June 21 to 24. They will host Modi at a state dinner on June 22. The visit also included a speech at a joint session of Congress on June 22.

He will speak at an invitation-only gathering of diaspora leaders from across the country on June 23 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.

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Chanting slogans of “Modi Modi” and Indo-American friendship, Indian-Americans marched for more than an hour towards the historic Lincoln Memorial, with participants dancing impromptuly.

Similar scenes can be seen in many iconic locations in the United States, including Times Square in New York and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

The visuals from 20 cities and the frenzied rush for various Modi events in Washington DC and New York reflected his high popularity in the country, which many said was a phenomenon or euphoria, refusing to quell even his coming to power nine Years later, organizers of various events said.

“This is a Modi phenomenon,” Mr Rangaswami, founder of Indiaspora, entrepreneur and philanthropist, told PTI in an interview.

Thousands of Indian-Americans are expected to attend Thursday’s welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House where President Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will greet him.

While a large number of Indian-Americans are still looking for tickets for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enter the White House complex, people are frantically looking for tickets for Modi to attend the joint address of the U.S. Congress.

Senators and MPs are struggling to decide who will give them a ticket to watch the Prime Minister’s speech from the visitor’s bench.

The guest list for the state dinner to be held on the White House lawn is highly confidential. The first lady’s office has not released any information related to the state dinner. However, there is widespread speculation that around 400 people will attend the luncheon in honor of the prime minister.

Five Indian-American members of Congress — Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Shri Thanedar — are expected to be invited, along with some top Indian-American CEOs, including Satya Nadella, Sunder Pichai from Microsoft Attend a state dinner. From Google, Raj Subramanian from FedEx.

Several prominent Indian-Americans who served in the Biden administration such as Neera Tanden, Dr Vivek Murthy and Dr Rahul Gupta are also expected to attend the state dinner.

The US corporate sector has its own interests in India.

Stability, strong government and good governance under Modi, along with a series of business-friendly reforms he has implemented over the past few years, offer a viable alternative to China and are one of the main reasons for his popularity One in corporate America leadership.

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