PM Modi arrived in Washington today on an official three-day visit to the US during which he will hold the first face-to-face meeting with US President Joe Biden and his deputy Kamala Harris.
PM Modi will also attend the maiden in-person Quad summit and address the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Vice President Harris will meet PM Modi on September 23. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders.
PM Modi will also hold bilateral meetings today with Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japan PM Suga and take stock of the strong bilateral relations. President Biden will host PM Modi at the White House for their first bilateral meeting on September 24.
Later on that day, Biden will host the first-ever in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit with Modi. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. PM Modi will conclude his visit with an address at the 76th session UN General Assembly on September 25. Stay tuned to this live blog for all the latest updates.
During his visit, Prime Minister Modi will meet the US Vice President Kamala Harris. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the CEOs of five companies – Cristiano R Amon (Qualcomm), Shantanu Narayen (Adobe), Mark Widmar (First Solar), Vivek Lall (General Atomics) and Stephen A Schwarzman (Blackstone). The Prime Minister will meet hold separate meetings for these CEOs.
PM Modi meetings with the CEOs will kickstart
PM Modi’s meetings with the CEOs will kickstart with his meeting with the CEO of the software developer Qualcomm Cristiano Amon at 7:15 pm IST. To be followed by his meeting with the chairman of the Redmond-headquartered Adobe Shantanu Narayen at 7:35 pm IST.
While the PM will meet the CEO of the solar panel manufacturer First Solar Mark Widmar at 7:55 pm IST. He is also slated to meet the CEO of the research and development-focused American energy and defence firm and renowned scientist Vivek Lall at 8:15 pm IST.
The Prime Minister will also meet the CEO of the New York-based alternative investment management firm Blackstone Stephen A Schwarzman.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (US time) arrived in Washington, DC for his three-day visit to the United States. The PM has a packed schedule from the very first day of the visit. During which he will meet US President Joe Biden and also address the United Nations General Assembly.