PM Modi's Meeting With Obama at White House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama hosts PM Narendra Modi for dinner at the White House. The two leaders chatted about their experiences as "outsiders" in their early days in power.

"At the dining table. Prez BarackObama & PM narendramodi discuss opportunities of working together." Tweeted Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin

President Obama greeted PM Modi in Gujarati asking, "Kem Chho? (How are you)" Mr Modi replied, "Thank you very much, Mr President."

President Obama greets Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj at the White House as PM Narendra Modi looks on.

First Lady Michelle Obama was not present at the dinner.

This photo was tweeted by Syed Akbaruddin, Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs,India.

The first meeting. Prez @BarackObama escorts PM @narendramodi to dinner in the White House.

As a personal gift to President Obama, Mr Modi handed over a special edition of the Gita, an interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi, with a khadi silk cover.

The two leaders met for 90 minutes and broke the ice by exchanging parallels in their political graphs and anecdotes about their early days in office as "outsiders".

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