Modi arrives in Washington to meet Obama

September 30, 2014 03:07

Obama will host a private dinner for Modi and reports suggest that the Indian delegation will be served vegetarian dishes, keeping the sensitivities of the fasting PM in mind.

Modi has been consuming only lime juice or plain water throughout his US trip as it coincided with the Navratri festival which involves nine days of fasting and prayer.

On Tuesday, Modi will hold a one-on-one meeting with Obama, during which the two sides are expected to discuss trade and investment and defence ties besides deliberating on regional security concerns.

Modi will then proceed for lunch with Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry.

He will also pay his tributes at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King memorial and Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington.

He is also expected to attend an event hosted by the Clinton foundation before concluding his five-day US trip.

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