Jun 22 2014, 00:25 IST
SummaryPrime Minister Narendra Modi, once denied a visa to enter the United States over massacres of Muslims, is expected to address a joint session of the US Congress during a visit to Washington in September.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, once denied a visa to enter the United States over massacres of Muslims, is expected to address a joint session of the US Congress during a visit to Washington in September.
California Republican Ed Royce, chairman of the House of Representatives foreign affairs committee, wrote to House Speaker John Boehner on Friday and asked that he invite Modi to address a joint session of the House and Senate during his trip.
�In every aspect � whether it be in political, economic or security relations � the United States has no more important partner in South Asia,� the letter said. �It is not an overstatement to say that the US-India relationship will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century.�
Boehner�s office did not immediately announce a response to the letter, which was also signed by North Carolina Republican representative George Holding. Congressional aides said they expected an invitation would be issued to the Indian leader. President Barack Obama congratulated Modi on his election victory in mid-May and invited him to the White House.
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