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US, India keen to resolve nuclear liability deadlock

September 18, 2014September 18, 2014 - by India Writes Network

Ahead of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US later this month, the US has indicated that it is keen to resolve the “tough issues’ impacting the implementation …

Stage set for Modi-Obama summit in White House

September 10, 2014September 10, 2014 - by India Writes Network

It’s official. The defining partnership of the 21st century is set to get a fresh sparkle when the White House hosts India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his maiden summit with US President Obama in Washington September 30.

Prime Minister Modi will travel to Washington September 29, after a clutch of back-to-back meetings in New York, which includes his maiden address to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

President Obama will host a private dinner for the Indian leader at the White House on September 29, to which only seniormost figures of his Cabinet will be invited. On September 30, the two leaders will hold full-spectrum talks to reinvigorate the India-US relationship and set fresh benchmarks for fructifying the full potential of this critical strategic partnership. This will be followed by a lunch hosted for Prime Minister Modi by US Vice-President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department on September 30.