'Red Carpet' Awaits PM Narendra Modi in US

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As Prime Minister Modi begins his three-nation tour-Portugal,US and Netherlands-today, his trip to the US will be the closely watched. He will reach Washington at 6 am on Sunday where the White House is "rolling out the red carpet" for him. This would PM Modi's fourth visit to the country where he forged a close relationship with former US President Barak Obama and called the US "an" indispensable Partner".

A senior White House official told reporters that President Donald Trump's first working dinner with a foreign leader will be with the Indian Prime Minister.

The preparations started over two months ago, and the US wants this to be a "really memorable visit", the "White House has been abuzz with Mammoth preparations on all fronts to make this a good visit," the official said.

"I am very confident that with new admin India-US engagement will only grow stronger and stronger," Navtej Sarna, Indian Ambassador to the US.

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