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| Narendra Modi: India PM to meet US business chiefs | |
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| Indian PM Narendra Modi is to meet US business leaders in New York after he addressed thousands of Indian-Americans with a speech at Madison Square Garden. | |
| He will meet top CEOs of Fortune 500 firms, including Google and IBM, to try to persuade them to invest in India. | |
| He will then travel to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. | He will then travel to Washington to meet President Barack Obama. |
| Mr Modi is on his first trip to America since being elected in May, after the US lifted a visa ban brought in on grounds of religious intolerance. | |
| The former chief minister of Gujarat has always denied wrongdoing during riots in 2002, in which more than 1,000 people, most of them Muslims, were killed. | |
| At his breakfast meeting with business leaders of 11 top US companies in New York, Mr Modi is expected to promote India as the best investment destination in Asia. | |
| Later, he is scheduled to meet six of them individually, including the bosses of IBM, General Electric and Goldman Sachs. | |
| Last week, Mr Modi unveiled his 'Make in India' campaign, promising to turn India into a global manufacturing hub - at his meetings with business leaders he will seek investments to drive India's manufacturing sector. | |
| During his Madison Square Garden speech, Mr Modi told the crowd that the 21st Century was "Asia's century" and repeated his promise to cut red tape, develop infrastructure and make it easier for companies to do business in India. | |
| 'Huge excitement' | 'Huge excitement' |
| Later on Monday, he will travel to Washington where he will have dinner with President Obama. The two leaders will meet again on Tuesday - to hold bilateral talks. | |
| Analysts say Mr Modi's visit has generated huge excitement among Indian Americans who believe that he could help 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 portray India as a rising global power. |
| Mr Modi's appearance at Madison Square Garden was an unusual display of glamour for a visiting foreign leader. | Mr Modi's appearance at Madison Square Garden was an unusual display of glamour for a visiting foreign leader. |
| Some 18,500 people attended Sunday night's event, with many chanting his name and wearing T-shirts bearing his picture. | Some 18,500 people attended Sunday night's event, with many chanting his name and wearing T-shirts bearing his picture. |
| Delhi and Washington have strong security and trade ties, but relations have deteriorated in recent months. | Delhi and Washington have strong security and trade ties, but relations have deteriorated in recent months. |
| Among the issues causing tension are | Among the issues causing tension are |
| 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. | 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. | 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 should create an "appropriate atmosphere". | Mr Modi also said he wanted peace talks with Pakistan but insisted it should create an "appropriate atmosphere". |