PM Modi Leaves For US, Focus On Boosting India-US Defence Ties: 10 Facts

New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the US in the present day on a landmark state go to – the best diplomatic reception reserved for closest allies. An unprecedented deal on jet engine expertise switch can also be anticipated through the go to.

1. PM Modi’s schedule for the following three days will contain a uncommon deal with to the joint session of the US Congress, conferences with enterprise leaders and Indian expats, and a state dinner on the White Home with US President Joe Biden.

2. The deal with to the US Congress on Thursday will likely be a second for the Prime Minister. The invitation to ship the speech was prolonged by the Home of Representatives and the Senate.

3. “No Indian prime minister has addressed it twice. World over additionally, only a few folks have executed that… Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela… That is why its significance is large,” Overseas Minister S Jaishankar has mentioned.

4. 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.

5. On Wednesday, the World Yoga Day, the Prime Minister would lead the Yoga occasion on the UN constructing. On Friday, he’ll deal with a gathering of expat leaders from throughout US on the Ronald Reagan Constructing and Worldwide Commerce Middle in Washington.

6. Lots of of Indian-People are gathering at iconic areas throughout the US — together with Occasions Sq. in New York and Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco — to ship messages of welcome to PM Modi.

7. “Individuals from all walks of life together with Members of Congress, thought leaders and others have been sharing their enthusiasm on my upcoming USA go to,” PM Modi has tweeted. “I thank them for his or her type phrases. Such various assist underlines the depth of the India-USA relationship,” the tweet learn.

8. There are hopes, in the meantime, that Normal Electrical could 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.

9. Jet engine expertise is extensively thought of the holy grail of aviation expertise and a producing unit will likely be transformational for Indian airspace. The US has by no means allowed the switch of this degree of expertise to anybody.

10. PM Modi is the third Indian chief to make a state go to to the US. The opposite two have been by former president Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan in June 1963 and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in November 2009.

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