{"id":1943352,"date":"2023-06-03T02:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T06:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-bipartisan-leaders-invite-indias-modi-to-address-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-06-03T03:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T07:01:19","slug":"us-bipartisan-leaders-invite-indias-modi-to-address-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-bipartisan-leaders-invite-indias-modi-to-address-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"US leaders invite India&#8217;s Modi to speak in Congress."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-bipartisan-leaders-invite-indias-modi-to-address-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1943352&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Address Joint Meeting of Congress<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>The United States Congress has extended an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint meeting during his visit to Washington on June 22. This is a significant move as the U.S. seeks to strengthen its ties with India.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is my honor to invite <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> to address a Joint Meeting of Congress on Thursday, June 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>This will be an opportunity to celebrate the enduring friendship between the United States and India and speak to the global challenges our countries both face. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gu68UjJltG\">pic.twitter.com\/gu68UjJltG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy\/status\/1664630165802983427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Congressional leaders, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, expressed their excitement for Modi to share his vision for India\u2019s future and address the global challenges that both countries face. They hope that this will pave the way for greater collaboration between the two nations in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>This will be Modi\u2019s second address to a joint session of the U.S. legislature, following his 2016 address. This is a rare honor for a leader who was once denied a visa to enter the United States over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-meena-harris-social-media-posts-could-interfere-with-u-s-diplomacy-with-india\/\" title=\"Officials say Meena Harris social media posts could interfere with U.S. diplomacy with India\">human rights concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>India Overtakes China<\/h3>\n<p>Modi\u2019s upcoming visit comes at a time of ongoing rivalry between the United States and China in the Indo-Pacific. India recently surpassed China as the world\u2019s most populous country, indicating a potential shift in their global status.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Indian population rose to 1.428 billion, 3 million more than\u00a0China\u2019s 1.425 billion, according to data from the U.N. Population Fund\u2019s (UNFPA) \u201cState of World Population Report, 2023\u201d on April 19.<\/li>\n<li>India and China now account for more than one-third of the estimated global population of 8.045 billion people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Experts say that India surpassing China in population is a significant development that could lead to a power shift. Frank Lehberger, a Germany-based Sinologist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-bipartisan-leaders-invite-indias-modi-to-address-congress\/\" title=\"US leaders invite India's Modi to speak in Congress.\">geo-political analyst<\/a>, told The Epoch Times that the most direct benefit for India is gaining global recognition.<\/p>\n<p>The White House announced last month that President Joe Biden will host Modi for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guest-column-jews-lied-powell-died\/\" title=\"GUEST COLUMN: Jews Lied, Powell Died\">official state visit<\/a> to Washington later this month. The two leaders will discuss ways to expand educational exchanges and people-to-people ties, as well as cooperation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-union-leader-slams-bidens-job-killing-order-cost-us-jobs-needs-to-consider-future-of-country\/\" title=\"Top Union Leader Slams Biden\u2019s Job-Killing Order: \u2018Cost Us Jobs,\u2019 Needs To Consider \u2018Future Of Country\u2019\">addressing climate change<\/a>, workforce development, and health security. The visit aims to affirm the close partnership between the United States and India and strengthen their shared commitment to a free, open, prosperous, and secure Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Modi\u2019s address to the joint meeting of Congress is sure to be a historic event that will deepen the friendship between the United States and India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Congressional leaders have invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint meeting during his visit to Washington on June 22. The invitation aims to strengthen ties between the two countries. 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