Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke about his personal chemistry with US president Barack Obama, whom he referred to by first name more than once during a joint briefing.
The minister of external affairs addressed a press conference today
"Thank you for the Chai pe Charcha," said President Barack Obama to Prime Minster Narendra Modi at a joint press conference today, suggesting that his White House could "do with some of those."
While addressing the media after bilateral talks today, President Barack Obama sportingly tried his hand at Hindi. He spoke of his "pyaar-bhara namaskar" and his "chai pe charcha" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi which saw them sitting down on the lawns of Hyderabad House for a headline-stalking cup of tea (for sticklers, one of the pots placed in front of them was ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gifted a piece of Indo-US history to President Barack Obama in the form of a copy of the first telegram from the United States to India's Constituent Assembly in 1946.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama had a tete-e-tete on the lawns of Hyderabad House after their lunch today. The two leaders had a walk, which was followed by tea during which the Prime Minister poured out the beverage for his guest.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama, who is on a three-day visit to India, held a joint press interaction with the media at Delhi's Hyderabad House.
US President Barack Obama used smatterings of Hindi as he greeted Indians in Hindi and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hosting him.
"I share a personal chemistry with Barack. Relationships, chemistry matter more between leaders than commas and full-stops on paper," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a joint conference, hours after he greeted US President Barack Obama with a warm hug at the airport. He hugged him again after the press conference.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was fasting when he visited the US last year. US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will certainly eat at many lunches and dinners in Delhi, but they have reportedly been advised caution on heavy Indian food.
Within hours of US President Barack Obama's arrival in Delhi, a landmark breakthrough on nuclear trade was clinched with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As Barack Obama and Narendra Modi clasped each other in a bear hug today, the US and Indian leaders highlighted a bond that observers say stems in part from their humble backgrounds and mutual outsider status.
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