Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s win in the Sri Lankan presidential election poses a new challenge for India. Despite his Marxist party’s anti-India stance, India’s recent outreach efforts have improved ties. Priorities include addressing Tamil community needs and managing China’s influence in Sri Lanka.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the Indian community settled in the United States. Tens of thousands of Indian-Americans attended the event ‘Modi & US’, which happened at the Nassau Coliseum stadium in Long Island. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on a range of subjects and gave an update on how India is progressing at a rapid pace.
The prime minister also praised the Indians settled in the United States, calling them “brand ambassadors” of India, and said that it is because of them that the India-US partnership is flourishing. He went on to say that they are the bridge that brings the two great democracies together.
PM Modi also thanked President Joe Biden for his hospitality in Delaware, where the two leaders held bilateral talks yesterday. PM Modi had also attended the annual Quad Summit in Biden’s home state.
After the mega diaspora event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met top CEOs at a roundtable event organised in New York. He met several business heads of leading companies in the United States.
Tomorrow PM Modi will be attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York and address the ‘Summit of the Future’, organised by the UN.
Aaj Ka Panchang, September 23, 2024: Shashthi Shraddha, Saptami Shraddha and Rohini Vrat, will be observed today, on Monday.