Struggled to listen to PM’s two-hour speech; Ready to give 25 thousand dollars against the entry fee of 5 thousand dollars Struggled to listen to PM’s two-hour speech; Willing to pay 25 thousand dollars against an entry fee of 5 thousand dollars

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to visit America for three days from June 21. The schedule of what the PM will do during these three days has almost been announced. After a three-day trip to America, he will go to Egypt for one day. The whole world is watching what Modi’s diplomacy will be in America and Egypt. Also, the American Indian is eager to catch a glimpse of Modi.
Prime Minister Modi’s three-day schedule in America
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for New York in the evening of June 20 from Delhi according to Indian time. An Indian Air Force aircraft will land at New York’s Andrew Airbase on June 21 morning. A special welcome program has been held at Freedom Plaza by Indian natives living there in America and BJP supporters. There will be a dance reception by 160 artists in costumes from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. International Yoga Day will be celebrated between Indians and American citizens in the North Lawn of the UN Complex in New York itself. American Indians will do yoga with Modi. In the evening, the American plane will leave from New York to Washington.

Prime Minister Modi will go to the White House on June 22 morning after a night break. Where US President Dr. Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will give Modi a grand welcome at the South Lawn of the White House. Modi will be saluted with 21 gun shots. At this time 7 thousand people will gather to see Modi’s grand reception. At this time, Modi will be welcomed only by the US President. However, it is also possible that Modi will make a little speech after seeing Medni. PM Modi and Biden will enter the White House. There will be a bilateral discussion between the two and it is possible that in the evening a joint press conference will give information about the discussion and deal between India and America. At night, a state dinner with American dignitaries has been held in the White House itself and Indian dishes will be served to Modi. On the third day, on June 23, Prime Minister Modi will meet US Vice President Kamala Harris and Foreign Minister Antony Blinken in the morning and the foreign policy of both countries will be discussed. After lunch from 4 to 6 p.m., attend the meeting of the American-Indian Business Council at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and meet CEOs of American companies, businessmen. The 6-8pm event is at the Ronald Reagan Center. where he will address the invited dignitaries.

Role of Diaspora in Growth Story of India
PM Modi will deliver a two-hour lecture on ‘Role of Diaspora in Growth Story of India’ at the Ronald Reagan Center. One of the organizers of this program Dr. Bharat Barai had a detailed conversation with Divya Bhaskar about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme.

One of the program organizers at the Ronald Reagan Center, Dr. Bharat Barai

Dr. Bharat Barai said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-day visit to America from June 21 to 23, and on the 23rd, he is going to address the Ronald Reagan Center, which is only a 12-minute walk from the White House in Washington. The center has a seating capacity of 838 people. A single person cannot take more than one entry. When we announced this program of the Prime Minister, 838 seats were already registered in two days. We have fixed a fixed fee for this. A registration fee of 5 thousand US dollars per person (about 4 lakh Indian rupees per person) has been kept. Despite this fee, thousands of people are still inquiring to get entry to this event, even if they have to pay 25 thousand dollars instead of 5 thousand. But according to American rule it is not possible to get entry by paying more money.

Ronald Reagan Center, where PM Modi is scheduled to deliver a two-hour speech

Dr. Barai said that earlier there was a plan to host PM Modi in a huge stadium in Chicago. Three stadiums were booked simultaneously for him to address 40 thousand Indian Americans. But he could not make the final due to time table and logistical hurdles. The Prime Minister has finally given his consent to address the community on June 23 at 6 pm. After the program ends on June 23, he is scheduled to go on an official visit to Egypt at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Dr. Barai said that this program has been organized by the US India Community Foundation. We want diaspora to do something for India. For this we are going to tell the Prime Minister that we are ready to help wherever needed.

PM Modi-President Biden have met 5 times
PM Modi has already met US President Biden 5 times before. His first visit took place in America in September 2021. The two leaders then held talks at the White House for about 90 minutes. After this, Modi and Biden met during the G-20 summit in Italy in October. The next meeting between the two leaders is scheduled for the Quad Summit in May 2022. The two then met during the G-7 Summit in June 2022 in Germany. Modi-Biden last met in November 2022 during the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia. Now both will meet for the sixth time.

Prime Minister Modi visited America in September 2021. This was the first bilateral meeting between the two. Meanwhile, good chemistry was seen between PM Modi and Biden in the White House.

Modi and Biden met on May 24 ahead of the G-7 summit.

This picture is from when Joe Biden was Vice-President. On 30 September 2014, when Modi visited America for the first time after becoming the Prime Minister.

During the G7 summit in Japan, Biden stood up to meet Modi and embraced him. Biden said his autograph has to be taken.

Biden to host third state dinner
This will be Biden’s third state dinner after becoming the President of the United States. He previously hosted a dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron in December 2022. The State Dinner is the official dinner of America. It is held at the White House. In which a dinner is organized for the President of the United States and the first lady for the head of the government of another country.

World eyes on Modi’s drone deal
New dimensions of strength are being created in the relations between India and America. With the bilateral agreements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is now likely to make major agreements in intelligence sharing. 24,500 crore MQ9B drone deal has eyes of the world. This drone deal is so important that China and Pakistan are sitting on this deal. This powerful drone is capable of flying with missiles. US killed Bin Laden using the same drone.
In fact, very few defense agreements were signed between the two countries since 1947.

Economic sanctions imposed by the US after India’s Pokhran nuclear test in 1998 also ended sporadic defense agreements. A new era started between India and America from 2001. After this, by 2022, defense agreements worth around 1.64 lakh crore rupees have been signed between India and America. America will become India’s largest trading partner in 2022-23. According to the Ministry of Commerce, India-US bilateral trade will grow by 7.65% to 10 lakh 55 thousand crores in 2022-23. In 2021-22 it was 9 lakh 8 thousand crores. In 2020-21 it was 6 lakh 60 thousand crores. In 2022-23, India-China trade will decline by 1.5% to Rs. 9 lakh 33 thousand crores, which in the previous year was Rs. 9 lakh 46 thousand crores.

Why is Modi’s visit to Egypt important?
First understand the difference between Egypt and Egypt. These are two names of the same country. In Arabic it is called Misr and in English it is called Egypt. Four countries did not participate in the working group meeting of the G-20 summit in Kashmir. China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. These countries protested that India is organizing in Kashmir so we will not participate. Apparently, Egyptian President Abdul Fateh Al-Sisi does not support India on the Kashmir issue. Al-Sisi became a guest of India in 2023 and was the chief guest at the Republic Day parade. At that time, there was a bilateral discussion between both Modi and Al-Sisi that the business between India and Egypt is currently 7 billion dollars to increase it to 12 billion dollars. The Egyptian and Indian armies also conducted a joint war exercise this year. At that time, Egypt showed interest in buying fighter planes, radars, helicopters, Akash missiles from India. Egypt can be added to India’s current arms sales to 42 countries.

Even though Egypt has expressed displeasure over the G-20 summit in Kashmir, it cannot go on without India’s help. Egypt needs India’s help in every field be it education, IT, defense. News agency Reuters has just given a report. It was written that Egyptian Supply Minister Ali Moseley said that talks are underway between India and Egypt to trade in currencies other than the dollar. Egypt has long struggled with a lack of foreign funds. May be India’s help may be announced during Modi’s visit. If this happens then Egypt will be able to buy goods from India only with Indian currency. On the other hand, India will provide less funding for the goods it imports from Egypt. India wants to buy more and more gas from Egypt. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, currently around 50 Indian companies have invested $3.15 billion in Egypt. These investments are in agri business along with chemicals, energy, textile and industry.

India has been Egypt’s ally in difficult times
Egypt’s biggest problem is its declining economy. Recently, they took a $3 billion bailout package from the IMF. Saudi Arabia and the UAE stand firmly with Egypt.
When there was a food crisis in Egypt due to the Russia-Ukraine war, India exported 61 thousand tons of wheat. Saudi Arabia recently gave Egypt $5 billion in new loans. Egypt’s currency, the pound, has depreciated by 50% since March 2022, but allies have not let it declare default. Inflation rate has been around 25%. In December 2022, the external debt reached 170 billion dollars.
Countries of the world openly help Egypt, because it is considered a trustworthy country. Egypt is very strict against terrorism, drug smuggling and extremism.

Even Obama was surprised then
In 2014, Narendra Modi went to America in the month of September. Barack Obama was the President at that time. It took place from 26 to 30 September. Narendra Modi has been performing rituals in Noorthan for the past four decades and does not take a single grain of food. When Narendra Modi was asked about food by America, he was told that he would only take lemon water and juice. At that time, the US government was also surprised.

There was good chemistry between PM Modi and former US President Barack Obama. Prime Minister Modi visited America 5 times when Obama was President

In 2019, Trump served ‘Namo Thali’
Narendra Modi was on a one-week visit to America from September 20 to 27, 2019. Donald Trump was the President of America at that time. The month was September but there was no snow. So the Prime Minister used to eat. When America asked about Modi’s food, Gujarati dishes were mentioned. Trump assigned this responsibility to Kiran Verma, a native of India and White House chef. Kiran Verma designed a plate of Gujarati dishes and submitted it to the US government. Namo thali consisted of fenugreek thepla, khichdi, kachori and tamarind chutney, khandawi, and samosa and mint chutney, while dessert included rasmalai, carrot halwa, shikhand, gulab jambu and kheer. Even today, Namo thali is a trend among Gujaratis in America.

Prime Minister Modi and Donald Trump also had good chemistry. Before the US presidential election, when Prime Minister Modi went to America, Trump raised the slogan ‘Abki Bar, Trump Sarkar’ in Hindi.