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| What's Unusual About PM Narendra Modi's Schedule With President Obama
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| INDIA
, 9-September-2014
4:20:5 AM |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for years barred from visiting the United States, will meet President Barack Obama in two days of White House talks at the end of the month.
The meetings, on September 29 and 30, will take place on Mr Modi's first visit to Washington since he led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a crushing victory in May's elections.
It is unusual for a foreign leader, especially one who is not making a state visit, to go to the White House on two separate days. "The fact that there will be interactions over two days is a signal of the importance we place on the US-India relationship," said National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden. (Obama Looking Forward to Welcoming PM Modi: Official)
Mr Modi was told in 2005 by the administration of President George W. Bush that he would be refused a visa to visit the United States, after being accused of not intervening to stop communal riots which took place in Gujarat in 2002 after he had taken over as Chief Minister.
He has denied that he did not do enough to stop the riots in which more than 1,000 people were killed, most of them Muslims. A Supreme Court inquiry has said there is no evidence to merit his prosecution.
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"The two leaders will discuss a range of issues of mutual interest in order to expand and deepen the US-India strategic partnership," said a White House statement. "They will discuss ways to accelerate economic growth, bolster security cooperation, and collaborate in activities that bring long-term benefits to both countries and the
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