
In a rare interview with a foreign media outlet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Wall Street Journal that leaders of the US and India share “unprecedented trust” as he left for his first official state visit to the US on Tuesday.
While the PM has visited the US several times, this is termed as his first state visit – the highest expression of bilateral ties with an invitation to the head of state’s official residence. Modi is set to be hosted by US President Joe Biden at the White House on June 22. The four-day visit, however, is likely to be shadowed by rights groups’ protests over what they call deteriorating human rights in India.