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Breaking News LIVE: PM Modi Holds Bilateral Meet With Australian PM Scott Morrison In Washington
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Breaking News LIVE Updates September 23, 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the United States on a three-day visit, during which he will hold several high-profile interactions, including meetings with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamal Harris. PM Modi will also participate in a summit of the Quad leaders and address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Before beginning his packed US visit, the Prime Minister kept working on the long flight, going through some papers and files.
"A long flight also means opportunities to go through papers and some file work," he posted on Instagram.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday local time arrived in Washington for his much-touted three-day US visit.
Prime Minister Modi was received by US department of state officials at Joint Base Andrews in Washington DC upon his arrival. He was welcomed by India's Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu, along with the Defence attache including Brigadier Anoop Singhal, Air Commodore Anjan Bhadra and naval attache Commodore Nirbhaya Bapna.
During his visit, he will address the UN General Assembly and attend the Quad leaders Summit as well as hold a bilateral meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that international travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates, amid several countries adopting different sets of rules to allow foreigners to enter their territory in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In his video remarks at the Global COVID Summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, Modi also said India is ramping up the production capacity of existing vaccines and the supply chains of raw materials must be kept open so that vaccine supplies to other countries can be resumed.
“We also need to focus on addressing the pandemic’s economic effects. To that end, international travel should be made easier, through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates," Modi said.
PM Modi Meets Australian PM Scott Morrison For Bilateral Meet
PM Modi Meets Australian PM Scott Morrison For Bilateral Meet
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian PM Scott Morrison hold a bilateral meeting in Washington DC, the US. pic.twitter.com/EljkGJs1Du
— ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2021
CEOs React After Meeting PM Modi In Washington
"Giving greater momentum to investments in India. Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Group met PM Modi. Various investment opportunities in India, including those arising due to the National Infrastructure Pipeline and National Monetisation Pipeline were discussed," tweets PMO.
I had a very good meeting with the PM. I told him that Blackstone had already invested 60 billion US dollars in assets in India, and over the next 5 years, we're planning another 40 billion US dollars of assets: Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone Group.
PM Modi Discusses India's Renewable Energy Landscape US-Based Solar Panel Manufacturer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday discussed India's renewable energy landscape with the head of a prominent US-based manufacturer of solar panels. India currently has the world's fastest-growing solar energy programme and has expanded access to clean cooking fuel to cover over 80 million households, making it one of the largest clean energy drives globally.
"Powering India's Solar Potential! PM @narendramodi discusses India's renewable energy landscape with Mark Widmar, CEO @FirstSolar," the Ministry of External Affairs tweeted.
First Solar CEO After Meeting PM Modi
CEO Of General Atomics After Meeting PM Modi In Washington
It was an outstanding meeting. We spoke about technology & the confidence in the policy reforms that are coming in India and the great potential that India has from an investment perspective: Vivek Lall, CEO of General Atomics on his meeting with PM Narendra Modi in Washington DC