Omkar Dattatray
The Joe Biden government and the non resident Indians in America are preparing for receiving and welcoming the boss and world leader Prime minister Narendra Modi .People from Indian origin are upbeat in Washington and are performing Indian dance Garba for their leader Modi and they are very upbeat .Modi has left for the historical visit to America and Egypt on the morning of 20th June and he will be in the two countries up to June 25.Modi has embarked on a five day tour of America and Egypt .America is anxiously waiting for Modi the boss .Modi has given this information through a tweet and he has a very hectic and tight schedule in both the countries .Modi has the distinction of being the only second prime minister to be on a state tour of USA .He will be accorded official welcome at white House and he will attend International Yoga Day celebrations in United Nations in New York .Modi will also address and meet the people from Indian origin residing in America at New Jersey and there is much enthusiasm and fervor in the non resident Indians in America and they are waiting to welcome and receive their darling the Modi and the chants of Modi-Modi are being heard in America and this is testimony to the fact that Narendra Modi is much sought after and loved in Americas .Modi will address the American parliament and he will have meetings with the president Joe Biden and will have an official dinner with Biden .He will also meet Kamala Harris .Modi is scheduled to meet the great personalities of America and will also interact with the corporate heads and CEO’s and this has been said by Modi himself .This visit of the Indian prime minister will further cement the bilateral relations between America and India and the two heads of the governments will have talks on a host of issues concerning the bilateral relations and the visit will be a new dawn of the relations between the two countries which are having a great bearing at the international level .The two countries will ink some important agreements which will be historical and important for both the friendly countries .Both Modi and Biden have great clout and influence in world geopolitics and both are very popular leaders the world over .Modi is expected to visit Washington DC also as part of his USA visit .Modi while giving interview to a news paper has said that diplomacy and talks will solve all the problems .There is unprecedented trust between India and America and today the relations between the two countries are stronger .India has moved away from being neutral and she is the great and active supporter of peace and normalcy and abhors violence and conflict in the world. Modi said peace is his first priority and there should be peace for good relations with China .He further said that this visit will strengthen the relations of India with America .Modi is special in America and they are anxiously waiting for Modi .Modi will stay in Lotte New York place and all political and business meetings will be held in this hotel and some three to four thousand people will visit this hotel .There is a list of at least 24 big personalities who are queuing to meet and have a glimpse of Modi .The spirits of Indian American Diaspora is very high and they are eagerly waiting to see and meet Modi. China is in tension over the visit and friendship of India and America and she says that India imports a huge amount of goods from China and India’s business with China is very large as compared with America and India cannot take the place of China as a global supplier .This shows the China is feeling chilly .New York has become Modimaye as there are preparations on a large scale for Modi and the chants of Modi-Modi rented the air there. In New Jersey and New York the artists are performing dances and arts for their preparation to welcome PM Modi. Modi will meet and interact with the business corporate CEO’s and will seek investments in India .India and America will ink deals and agreements in defense and other sectors including business .Indian diaspora in New Jersey , New York and Washington DC are very upbeat and are jostling with joy on the visit of Modi and they are holding placards depicting pictures of Modi and slogans in favor of Modi .This visit of PM Modi to America is very strategic and important and the whole world is looking towards this visit and its outcome. PM Modi’s visit to America will reaffirm strength of Indo-US strategic partnership .President Joe Biden has been eager to strengthen relations with India as part of his bid to win what he has framed as a contest between free and autocratic societies ,especially China .He will meet Tesla chief Elon Musk .Modi says that India deserves higher global role and profile. Excitement and euphoria have gripped many Indian Americans ahead of PM Modi’s trip to the US .PM Modi is visiting US from June 21 -24 at the invitation of US president Joe Biden and first Lady Jill Biden. They will host Modi a state dinner on June 22 .The visit also includes an address to the joint session of the US congress on June 22.Several thousand Indian Americans are expected to attend welcome ceremony on the south Lawns of the White House on Thursday when president Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden welcome him .It is expected that five Indian American congressmen –Arni Bera,Raja Krishnamoorthi ,Pramila Jayapal,Ro Khanna ,and Sri Thanedar have been invited to the state dinner along with some of top Indian American CEO’s including Satya Nadella from Microsaft,Sunder Pichai from Google,Raj Subramaniam from FedEX .During his significant state visit to US PM Modi emphasized the need for India to have a more prominent and influential presence on the global stage .He stated that relationship between India and Washington has reached unprecedented strength ,underscoring the importance of deeper and broader ties between the two nations .White House issued a statement before landing of Modi on American soil .It said that India is emerging as a world power and the visit of Modi will strengthen the security of the Indo- pacific .There will be close cooperation in defense ,clean energy ,space and other sectors .Indian Diaspora welcomes PM Modi at Lotte New York Palace .The two leaders will focus on strengthening and deepening people to people contacts ,this factor will guiding the relationship between the two countries in future ,white House spokesman John Kirby said .There are tremendous opportunities to bolster US-India defense cooperation said Pentagon .Terming India a critical strategic partner for US in the coming decades ,John Kirby said India’s growing commitment to playing a more engaged international role in Indo-Pacific ,Quad demonstrates a new and growing readiness to join the US to protect and advance a shared vision of free ,open and rules based order.PM Modi interacts with enthusiastic members of Indian Diaspora .Modi said this visit will be an opportunity to enrich the depth ,diversity of our partnership.PM Modi said to global institutions to adopt multi-Polar order .Modi said that the top priority of India is peace .To conclude it can be said that world looks with hope towards the visit of Modi to US an it has great expectations from this visit and the visit will further strengthen the ties between India-US.
(The author is a columnist, social and KP activist)
