Deeper defence ties and the speeding up of India’s stalled civilian nuclear programme are likely to top the agenda when new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama meet in September. Modi will travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly but will meet Obama separately in Washington for what many see as a chance for the two superpowers to shed the baggage of a strained relationship and reset ties.
Modi’s US trip an opportunity to mend US-India relations
Gateway House's Director Neelam Deo was quoted in an article in the Asia News Network on the future course of the India-U.S. bilateral. She says Prime Minister Modi's decision to accept President Obama's invitation to visit the U.S is a pragmatic one