PM Modi and President Trump are taking a lap of the stadium'sfield.
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PM Modi will address a crowd of over 50,000 people at Houston’s sprawling NRG Stadium. The event is being hosted by the Texas India Forum, a non-profit organisation that promotes co-operation between US and India.
The audience will not only include members of the Indian-American community, but also US lawmakers.
This is one of the biggest diaspora events addressed by PM Modi since he came to power in 2014.
Perhaps the key highlight of the event, apart from PM Modi’s address, will be the presence of US President Donald Trump.
President Trump will also address the gathering about 30 minutes, according to reports. Reports also suggest that there could be some announcement related to trade.
Beyond this event, PM Modi is on a week-long tour of the US. His jam-packed itinerary includes an important address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 27.
PM Modi and President Trump are taking a lap of the stadium'sfield.
PM Modi has concluded his address at the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event.
Prime Minister has invited President Trump to India.
“I want you to come to India, with your family. Our friendship will take our shared dreams and our vibrant future to new heights,” PM Modi has added.
President Trump calls me a 'tough negotiator'. But he himself is a master of the 'art of the deal' and I am learning a lot from him.
“Today, India is not postponing challenges, it is fighting it head on. India is not working on small incremental changes, but on complete solutions. We are realising the impossible,” PM Modi has said.
9/11 in the US or the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in India -- the mastermind is always found in the same place. It is high time we fight a decisive battle against the perpetrators and supporters of terrorism.
Without naming a particular country, PM Modi has said that “some people have a problem with abrogation of Article 370. These are the same people who cannot govern their own country properly. These are the same people who shield terrorism and nurture it. Whole world knows them very well."
PM Modi has urged the crowd to give a standing ovation to all Indian parliamentarians for revoking provisions of Article 370.
Discrimination that women and children faced in Jammu and Kashmir because of Article 370, has now ended.
The prime minister is now talking about abrogation of Article 370 that gave special provisions to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Centre had scrapped provisions of the Article in August.
For us, 'ease of living' is as important as 'ease of doing business' and for that empowerment is important. When the common citizen is empowered, the nation moves forward on the path of social and economic development.
On October 2, when the country celebrates 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, India will also bid farewell to open defecation.
“We have built two lakh kilometres of roads in rural India in just five years. In India, less than 50 percent people had bank accounts. Today, almost 100 percent Indians are associated to the banking sector. We have opened new bank accounts for 370 million people in just five year,” PM Modi has said.
