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US pitches to witness ‘ PM Modi magic’
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Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was once denied a US visa is now the most sought after foreign head of the state
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was once denied a US visa is now the most sought after foreign head of the state as American lawmakers have intensified their campaign to get him to address a joint session of the US Congress when he visits the country in September.
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An invitation to address a joint session of Congress is viewed as the highest honour the US House can bestow on a foreign head of state.
US President Barrack Obama on Friday had extended a formal invitation to Mr Modi for a visit to the US, and expressed keenness to work closely with him to make the bilateral relations a “defining partnership” in the 21st century.
As of Friday, nearly three dozen Congressmen from both the Democratic and the Republican Party had signed on a letter addr-essed to the Speaker of the US House of Representatives , John Boehner, extending an invitation to Mr Modi to address the joint session of the Congress.
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