Narendra Modi On US Tour: To Discuss Afghanistan & Pak-China Matters
PM To Meet Kamala Harris & Joe Biden
PM To Meet Quad Leaders & Attend UN General Assembly
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for the US tour. The visit that started on Wednesday will end on Sunday. Modi had gone to Dhaka in March to attend Bangladesh’s independence festival. After this, this is only his second foreign tour this year. He has to attend many programs in America. Most of the eyes will be on the first face-to-face meeting between Modi and Biden. Along with this, he will also meet the Quad leaders.
At the invitation of @POTUS @JoeBiden, I am visiting USA to continue our dialogue, and exchange views on areas of mutual interest. Also looking forward to meet @VP @KamalaHarris to discuss global issues and explore ideas for cooperation between 🇮🇳🇺🇸.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2021
23rd September
Meeting 5 CEOs: As always, the Prime Minister’s schedule will be tight. After meeting Kamala Harris, he will meet the CEOs of top 5 companies in America. Earlier it was scheduled to meet only Apple CEO Tim Cook, but now he is going to talk to five CEOs. Obviously, investment in India will be on Modi’s agenda during this period.
Meeting with Suga and Morrison: The four countries in the quad includes India, America, Australia and Japan. Since a separate meeting with Biden is scheduled, the Prime Minister will meet the other two heads of state separately. According to the information, this meeting can be trilateral i.e. tripartite. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will meet Modi together.
Will also participate in the Quad with President @JoeBiden, PM @ScottMorrisonMP and PM @sugawitter. We will take stock of outcomes of Summit in March. I will also address UNGA focusing on the global challenges. https://t.co/FcuhlJbeSl
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 22, 2021
24th September
The first face-to-face meeting of Modi and Biden. The eyes of the world will be on this. During this discussion on defense, mutual relations, visa issue of Indians and trade seems set to happen. Broadly there will be agreement. Later work will continue at the ministry level.
This will be the most important meeting in terms of both diplomacy and defence. The four heads of state of the Quad countries will meet face-to-face for the first time. Apart from Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, President Joe Biden will also sit at a table with Modi. During this, apart from the foreign ministers of the four countries, the NSA will also be present. The four countries are getting a common challenge from China. This will be considered. Apart from this, Afghanistan and Pakistan-China jugalbandi will also be on the agenda.
25th September
Modi will leave for New York from Washington on 24th. There he will address the United Nations General Assembly. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will also participate in this, but his speech will be before Modi. It will be interesting to see what issues Modi talks about that since Imran will give priority to Taliban rule in Kashmir and Afghanistan, this has already been made clear by his foreign minister.
26th September
The Prime Minister will be in New York on 25th and 26th September. It is possible that during this time he will meet some Indians as usual. However, it is not a part of his schedule at the moment. On 26th he would leave for India on Air India One from New York to India at night and reach New Delhi in the morning on 27th.
