Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the White House to meet US President Joe Biden for his first bilateral meeting during which they are expected to discuss a wide range of priority issues, including combating Covid-19 and climate change, economic cooperation as well as Afghanistan. While the two leaders have met earlier when Biden was the Vice President of the country, this is for the first time that Biden will be meeting Modi after he became the 46th president of the US in January.
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'Look Forward to Strengthening US, India Ties': Joe Biden
"This morning I’m hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House for a bilateral meeting. I look forward to strengthening the deep ties between our two nations, working to uphold a free and open Indo-Pacific, and tackling everything from COVID-19 to climate change," US President Joe Biden said in a tweet as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the White House for the nations' bilateral meeting.