Joe Biden To Host State Dinner For Modi This Summer

WASHINGTON, D.C. (ANI) – President Joe Biden plans to host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state dinner this summer, reported Bloomberg.

The White House aims for the state dinner to take place in June, but the timing could slip. However, a spokesman for the National Security Council declined to comment, reported Bloomberg.

Modi’s formal state visit is a sign of the deepening US-India relationship in various fields including defense, technology, space exploration, trade, and investments.

Moreover, the Biden administration advances policies and initiatives for a free and open Indo-Pacific to counter what it sees as a growing threat posed by China and India plays a key role in it.

India is hosting the G20 leaders’ summit in New Delhi in September, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be among the chief topics of discussion.

Biden and Modi are also expected to see each other in Australia in May when the countries convene for the Quad summit along with the leaders of Australia and Japan.

Biden’s dinner for Modi will be his third official state visit and dinner, following ones for French President Emmanuel Macron in December and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on April 26.