The significance of PM Modi’s visit to the US

PM Modi’s extraordinarily warm meeting with Biden — including a “Mo-Jo” hug — evoked affinity. It was preceded by a remarkable “connect” and meeting with vice-president Kamala Harris, in which PM Modi described the US and India as “natural partners”.Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, and his first in-person meeting with the United States (US) President Joe Biden, marks a historic milestone. His seven-year mission to construct a mutually reinforcing strategic partnership between India — the world’s largest democracy, the “mother of all democracies” and an emerging power — and the US — the world’s oldest democracy, and reigning economic and military superpower — has been successful.
The PM has demonstrated his flair for winning the confidence of successive US presidents, from Barack Obama and Donald Trump to Biden now, on a bipartisan basis.