21 June 2023
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the International Day of Yoga program at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Many top Indians will also participate in this. After this he will reach Washington DC. Hundreds of Indian-Americans will gather at Lafayette Square Park in front of the White House to welcome Modi. Many cultural programs will take place during this. Later President will give dinner to Biden and First Lady Modi.
first state dinner
There will be a grand welcome ceremony for Prime Minister Modi in the South Lawn of the White House. During this, 7 thousand Indians will gather. Modi will address a joint session of the US Parliament. Modi will be the first Indian PM to present his views twice in this session. On the night of 22 June, the White House is hosting a state dinner in honor of Modi. In this, all those people who are important for Indo-US relations have been called. There will be special arrangements for entertainment.
120 people will attend the state dinner. Airfare and hotel room fares to Washington DC have skyrocketed. Everyone wants to buy tickets for this dinner. Special buses will run from New York and New Jersey.
23 June 2023
US Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host a lunch for Prime Minister Modi at the State Department headquarters. The Indian-American community will host a dinner for Modi at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington. During this, Indian-origin doctors, hotel owners, lawyers, businessmen will all gather.
but also opposition
On June 20, a day before Modi’s arrival in America, two American human rights organizations have announced to show BBC’s controversial documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’. This documentary is related to the Gujarat riots of 2002, when Modi was the CM of Gujarat.