Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in US

September 26, 2014 22:49

Describing America as India's "natural global partner", Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York today on a five-day visit to the US, holding out an assurance that India is "open and friendly" for business and innovations.

PM Modi, 64, flew into New York's JFK airport on a special Air India Boeing plane on the first leg of his maiden visit to the US as Prime Minister after a nearly nine-hour flight from Frankfurt where he had an overnight halt.

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