Govt Expects 'Substantive' Outcome From Modi's U.S. Visit

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: The country is expecting a "substantive" outcome from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-profile U.S. visit from September 26 during which he will have nearly 50 engagements including a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama and a speech at the UN General Assembly.

Briefing the reporters on the visit, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin in New Delhi also made it clear that the prime minister "looks forward and not backward" in a relationship when asked about Modi's boycott by the U.S. after the Gujarat riots in 2002.

"We see Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to New York and Washington as a signal of India's abiding commitment to multilateralism and of a desire to build on a growing convergences in Indo-U.S. ties in the areas where we can work together and in areas where we can do more for each other," he said.

Giving the details of various facets of the Indo-U.S. strategic relationship, the spokesperson said from "atom to outer space and everything in-between" are areas of cooperation between the two countries and the visit will provide an opportunity to enhance this cooperation.

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