Biden Will Host India’s Modi for a State Dinner This Summer

  • US, India have deepened partnership on technology, defense
  • Modi has been less critical of Putin’s war than other leaders

Joe Biden and Narendra Modi during a meeting at the White House in September 2021.

Photographer: Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times/Bloomberg

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US President Joe Biden plans to host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a state dinner this summer, people familiar with the matter said.

The formal state visit is a sign of the deepening US-India relationship as the administration advances policies and initiatives for a free and open Indo-Pacific to counter what it sees as a growing threat posed by China.