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| Indian prime minister Modi meets first Indian American VP Harris | Indian prime minister Modi meets first Indian American VP Harris |
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| Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice-President Kamala Harris in Washington on Thursday, marking the first in-person meeting of Mr Modi and the highest-ranking Indian American in US history. | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice-President Kamala Harris in Washington on Thursday, marking the first in-person meeting of Mr Modi and the highest-ranking Indian American in US history. |
| Ms Harris is the first woman and first black and South Asian vice-president. | Ms Harris is the first woman and first black and South Asian vice-president. |
| Mr Modi congratulated Ms Harris on her historic position and invited her to return the visit. | Mr Modi congratulated Ms Harris on her historic position and invited her to return the visit. |
| "The people of India are waiting to welcome you," he said. | "The people of India are waiting to welcome you," he said. |
| In November, residents of Ms Harris' ancestral village, Thulasendrapuram, in India's south, lit fireworks and marched in the street following news of her win. | In November, residents of Ms Harris' ancestral village, Thulasendrapuram, in India's south, lit fireworks and marched in the street following news of her win. |
| Mr Modi's three-day trip ends on Friday, capped by his first meeting with President Joe Biden. | |
| Speaking in the Oval Office, Mr Biden extended a warm welcome to Mr Modi and paid tribute to the four million Indian Americans who he said "make us stronger". | |
| Mr Modi returned the well wishes, saying the bilateral meeting was sowing the seeds "for an even stronger friendship between India and the US". | |
| The China factor in India's Quad strategy | The China factor in India's Quad strategy |
| The meeting comes as the Taliban establishes its new governing structure in Afghanistan, weeks after seizing power of the country. Earlier this month, a spokesperson for the group told the BBC that it intends to "raise its voice for Muslims" in Indian-administered Kashmir. | The meeting comes as the Taliban establishes its new governing structure in Afghanistan, weeks after seizing power of the country. Earlier this month, a spokesperson for the group told the BBC that it intends to "raise its voice for Muslims" in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
| India and Pakistan control different parts of the Muslim-majority territory, but both claim it as wholly theirs. | India and Pakistan control different parts of the Muslim-majority territory, but both claim it as wholly theirs. |
| During the 2019 campaign, Ms Harris condemned Mr Modi's actions in Kashmir revoking part of the region's autonomy - one of the few candidates to do so. | During the 2019 campaign, Ms Harris condemned Mr Modi's actions in Kashmir revoking part of the region's autonomy - one of the few candidates to do so. |
| Mr Modi also attended the so-called "Quad" summit with Mr Biden and leaders of Australia and Japan on Friday - part of a White House effort to boost co-operation in the Asia-Pacific region. |