Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for a week-long visit to the US, voicing confidence that his visit would present India as a vibrant land of opportunities, a reliable partner and a global leader, and also help impart new energy to bilateral ties with the US.
In a statement, Modi said he looks forward to meeting US President Donald Trump in Houston as well as in New York, in a span of a few days.
Both sides will review bilateral relations “in order to bring even more benefits to our two nations and peoples”, he said, terming the US “a vital partner for our national development” and that their “shared values, convergent interests, and complementary strengths provide the foundation for natural partnership between the world”s oldest and largest democracies”.