Syed Akbaruddin, the spokesperson for the ministry of external affairs, revealed that Modi gifted Obama a copy of the Bhagwad Gita and a copy of Martin Luther King's speech in 1959 when he visited India. The spokesperson added that the two heads of state also exchanged anecdotes of how they saw their first few months in office, that is also a way of understanding each other. Further, he revealed that the two will be writing a joined editorial for a leading publication, a first.