Washington, June 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a function here during which Indian idols lying in the US have been returned to India.
"Restoring India's cultural heritage: PM @narendramodi attends ceremony for return of idols with US Attorney General," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted on Tuesday, as Modi attended the event.
"Today, we begin the process of returning more than 200 stolen cultural objects back to India," US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said, according to a tweet by Swarup.
Modi thanked US President Barack Obama for returning the Indian idols.
"I am grateful to President Obama for returning to us these treasures which join us to our past," the prime minister said.
"For some, these artefacts may be measured in monetary terms but for us this is beyond that. It's a part of our culture and heritage," Modi said.
Washington, June 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the US on the fourth leg of his five-nation tour, met the heads of US think tanks here.
"Probing the minds of those who shape foreign policy. PM @narendramodi at an interaction with think tanks in Washington," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted on Tuesday along with a picture of the meeting.
Earlier, Modi attended an event in which Indian idols lying in the US have been returned to India.
The PMO tweeted: "After history & culture, it's current & strategic affairs. Think tanks meet PM, share perspective on various issues."
Washington, June 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in the US from Switzerland on the fourth leg of his five-nation tour.
Air India One touched down at Joint Base Andrews a little before 3 p.m. here on Monday.
This is Modi's second bilateral visit to the US after his trip in September, 2014.
Modi is visiting the US at the invitation of President Barack Obama, who in the last year of his presidency is inviting a few world leaders with whom he shared a "close and productive working relationship".
On Monday, Modi will visit the Arlington National Cemetery and lay a wreath.
He will also attend a meeting of heads of US think tanks and a function at which some rare Indian artifacts will be repatriated.
On Tuesday, Obama will host Modi for a lunch at the White House after which the Prime Minister will attend a meeting of US business leaders and address the US-India Business Council.
This will be the seventh meeting between Modi and Obama as Prime Minister and President.
The highlight of Modi's visit will be his address to a joint sitting of the US Congress on Wednesday.
Later on Wednesday, he will leave for Mexico on the fifth and final leg of his five-nation tour.
Earlier on Monday, Modi and Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann headed delegation level talks in Geneva during which the issues of black money and India's membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) figured.
Switzerland extended support for India's membership in the group.
Modi also held a meeting with Swiss business leaders and pitched India as an exciting investment destination to them.
Prior to Switzerland, Prime Minister Modi visited Afghanistan and Qatar.
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The thinks-tank that were represented at the meeting were Brookings Institute, Council on Foreign Relations, Center for American Progress, Atlantic Council, Hudson Institute, Center for National Interest, Global Energy Capital, Carnegie Endowment, Asia Group, Pew Research Center, the US Institute of Peace and Foundation for Defence of Democracies.
"The aim of the interaction was to understand from them, how they see global trends in the coming years, the challenges and what US and India could do together for the world, keeping in mind among the templates that the Prime Minister has articulated. What can US and India do together for the world...was really the theme," Indian Ambassador to the US Arun K Singh told reporters.
Ok , I am trumpeting my ignorance but what about your Modi? Was he ignorant and kept quite when thousands of Muslims were burnt to do death in Gujarat? Is he ignorant when he keeps quite when thousands of minority people are being brutalized by the Hindu radicals? Is he ignorant when he keeps quite when thousands of women are being raped under his nose? I think he must be kicked out of this country where human life is much valued. I still don’t understand why Obama reinstated his visa to USA. This is a country where all type of people can live together despite their religious believes. But people like you enjoy the perks of this country and continue to brutalize the Christians in India. Go, go back to India and wear that Khaki shorts and sleeves and be a hitman of RSS.