Narendra Modi has not addressed a single press conference in India since becoming prime minister about nine years ago, but he will take questions from journalists in US, says White House
US First Lady Jill Biden and Indian Prime Minister Modi visit the National Science Foundation in Alexandria, VA / Photo: Reuters
US President Joe Biden and visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver remarks and take questions from journalists during Modi's state visit, the White House has said. The White House had been pushing for Modi to answer questions from journalists, a senior US official said, according to the Reuters news agency.He has not addressed a single press conference in India since becoming prime minister about nine years ago.
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