PM Modi Lands In New York, US Visit To Focus On Defence, Trade: 10 Facts

1. “Landed in New York Metropolis. Trying ahead to the programmes right here together with interplay with thought leaders and the Yoga Day programme tomorrow, twenty first June,” the Prime Minister Modi tweeted after touchdown.

2. On the airport, he was seen shaking fingers with an enormous group of Indian expats who had gathered to welcome him. Outdoors his lodge, one other crowd of expats have been seen ready. Many have been seen holding impromptu dances to whereas away the time.

3. The Prime Minister has now reached the lodge, the place he’ll maintain a spherical of conferences with 24 thought leaders, together with Nobel laureates, economists, artists, scientists, students, entrepreneurs, academicians, well being sector specialists, and others.  

4. The record consists of Tesla founder Elon Musk who’s seeking to put money into India, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and Grammy award-winning Indian-American singer Falu (Falguni Shah).

5. The others embody Senior Vice President of the World Financial institution Paul Romer, mathematical statistician Nicholas Nassim Taleb, American billionaire investor Ray Dalio, creator Jeff Smith, Michael Froman, American doctor, Nobel Laureate, and molecular biologist Dr Peter Agre and Grammy-nominated artist Chandrika Tandon.

6. PM Modi is the third Indian to be invited for a state go to, seen as the very best type of expression of pleasant ties and is reserved just for closest allies. A state go to includes an invite by the Head of a State to his official residence – PM Modi is having a household dinner with the Bidens on the White Home on Wednesday.

7. Moreover the uncommon handle to the joint session of the US Congress and dinner on the White Home, the Prime Minister’s schedule will embody conferences with enterprise leaders and Indian expats.On Wednesday, he’s anticipated to Nationwide Science Basis with First Girl Dr Jill Biden.

8. On Wednesday morning, the Prime Minister would lead the yoga occasion on the UN constructing on the event of the World Yoga Day. On Friday, he’ll handle a gathering of expat leaders from throughout US on the Ronald Reagan Constructing and Worldwide Commerce Heart in Washington.

9. The go to signifies the deepening ties between the 2 nations in a number of fields and assumes additional significance in view of the persevering with battle in Ukraine. PM Modi is the third world chief after France’s Emmanuel Macron and South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol to be invited by President Biden for a state go to and dinner.

10. The go to will throw a deep deal with defence and commerce. There are hopes that Normal Electrical might produce the cutting-edge GE-F414 jet engine in India, in a multi-million-dollar cope with Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted or HAL. The engine powers the F/A-18 Hornet, the US Navy’s go-to fighter.

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