President of United states of America, Barak Obama hosts dinner for Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at White House in Washington DC. After the 90 minutes meets of the leaders of two great democratic nation, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin described the first talks between the two leaders at dinner as “convivial and comforting”. “Kem Cho”, asked Obama when he welcomed Modi, who replied, “Thank you very much, Mr President”. The dinner, with limited guests from each side in the Blue Room of the White House might have a delectable spread of dishes, but the main guest only had warm water as he was observing Navratri fasts. However, Modi told Obama to “please go ahead as normal”.
He further said that Modi gifted a special edition of the Gita, an interpretation by Mahatma Gandhi, to Obama. The book had been prepared in Delhi. The two leaders “exchanged anecdotes about their first few days in office, to see if they had anything in common”, India’s foreign ministry said. Earlier, Mr Modi met the CEOs of top global firms in New York in an effort to persuade them to invest in India. He assured them that he was committed to liberalising the economy.
