The Latest Breaking News from Narendra Modi

More than 400 guests have been invited for the dinner at the specially decorated pavilion on the South Lawn of the White House. Read more on The Hindu

WASHINGTON: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the US couldn’t have come at a better time. A buzzing economy, equity benchmarks at record highs and a rapidly growing consumer market all make for a great advertisement as he pitches the country’s potential to American corporate executives and investors.

Critics of the Modi government’s human rights record have cited less press freedom, restrictions on minority religious rights and other forms of discrimination and backsliding on democratic rights.

Pensions are one of the big spending heads in the Union Budget.

Calls mount for Biden to address human rights concerns during the Indian prime minister’s Washington, DC, visit.

The main part of the state visit is scheduled for Thursday, when Mr. Modi will be formally welcomed to the White House and where he will hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Joe Biden.

Nearly 50 days after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has convened an all-party meeting on June 24 to discuss the situation in the State.

During PM Modi’s visit to Washington, experts are watching closely to see if energy deals, which were the highlight of his last big bilateral visit to the United States in 2019, will find a mention

PM Modi met leading American economist Prof. Paul Romer, investor and co-founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, and other eminent thought leaders and exchanged views and briefed them about the reform trajectory of his government to foster economic growth