PM Modi will equal Nelson Mandela on America tour, will address joint sitting of Parliament

Faced with the prospect of a catastrophic government default, US President Joe Biden had to cancel a trip to Papua New Guinea and Australia last month and return from a G-7 meeting in Tokyo to hammer out bipartisan agreement on debt ceiling legislation. A bill suspending the debt cap and imposing new spending limits was passed by the Senate on June 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going on a state visit to the US on June 20 and will address a joint sitting of the Congress on June 22 after attending the event to celebrate Yoga Day 2023 at the United Nations a day earlier.

Will address Congress twice in seven years

The state dinner will be hosted by President Joe Biden on the same day he addresses Congress with a formal reception at the White House earlier that day. PM Modi is expected to return to India on June 23 and this time he has no plans to address any expatriate meeting as of now. PM Modi will be the first Indian PM to address the Congress twice within a span of seven years. Very few world leaders have addressed the US Congress twice. Former President of South Africa and great leader who fought against apartheid Nelson Mandela and former PM of Israel Yitzhak Rabin have also addressed the US Parliament twice.

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The significance of the bipartisan invitation is that it sends a message that whoever is in power in the White House, closer ties with India are a priority for both Democrats and Republicans. PM Modi has already worked with three presidents, including President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump, apart from sharing close ties with President Biden, as was evident during the G-7 summit. It is understood that the upcoming visit of the US is expected to be a game changer in the bilateral relations between the two natural allies.