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| Madison Square Garden spot for India's Modi on US visit | Madison Square Garden spot for India's Modi on US visit |
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| Thousands of Indian-Americans have gathered at Madison Square Garden in New York for a speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Thousands of Indian-Americans have gathered at Madison Square Garden in New York for a speech by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. |
| He is on his first visit to the US since being elected this summer, when the US lifted a visa ban brought in on grounds of religious intolerance. | He is on his first visit to the US since being elected this summer, when the US lifted a visa ban brought in on grounds of religious intolerance. |
| The former chief minister of Gujarat has always denied wrongdoing during deadly riots against Muslims in 2002. | The former chief minister of Gujarat has always denied wrongdoing during deadly riots against Muslims in 2002. |
| He is due to meet President Barack Obama and top US business leaders. | He is due to meet President Barack Obama and top US business leaders. |
| Analysts say Mr Modi's visit has generated huge excitement among Indian-Americans who believe that he could help to portray India as a rising global power. | Analysts say Mr Modi's visit has generated huge excitement among Indian-Americans who believe that he could help to portray India as a rising global power. |
| Modi wows Madison Square Garden | |
| In an unusual display of glamour for a visiting foreign leader, Mr Modi took the stage at the New York venue made famous by the late rock star John Lennon and the boxer Muhammad Ali among others. | |
| Speaking in Hindi from a rotating platform measuring 15m (yds) across, he told the crowd that the 21st Century was "Asia's century". | |
| During his four-day visit, Mr Modi is expected to meet Mr Obama in Washington, and will see top leaders of Fortune 500 companies, including Google, IBM, GE and Boeing. | |
| Delhi and Washington have strong security and trade ties, but relations deteriorated in recent months. | |
| India's refusal to sign a global trade deal, a row over alleged American surveillance on the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a diplomatic spat involving an Indian envoy to the US are among some of the issues causing tension. | |
| On the first day of his visit, Mr Modi used a speech to the UN to renew his country's call for reform of the Security Council. | |
| India has long lobbied for a permanent seat on the Security Council. | |
| Mr Modi also said he wanted peace talks with Pakistan but insisted it must create an "appropriate atmosphere". |