PM Modi US Visit LIVE Updates: PM Says Yoga Unites the World; Musk Confident 'Tesla Will be in India' After Meeting Modi

International Day of Yoga at UN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India has always nurtured traditions that unite, adopt and embrace, and made a fervent appeal to eliminate contradictions, hurdles and resistances through yoga. In a video message on the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, Modi said Indians have welcomed new ideas, conserved them and celebrated the country’s rich diversity.

Yoga strengthens such feelings, expands the inner vision, and connects us with that consciousness which makes us feel the unity of the living being giving a basis of love for the living being, the prime minister said.

“We have to eliminate our contradictions, blockages and resistances through yoga. We have to present the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ as an example to the world,” Modi said.

Modi in US LIVE Updates: “It was so nice to see him, we have worked together for 6 months. He loved the album cover and the song. He said let’s hope a lot of people benefit from the song and the cause is taken care of,” said Grammy award-winning Indian-American singer Falu (Falguni Shah) after meeting PM Modi.

Modi in US LIVE Updates: “It was an excellent meeting, he has made us very proud of being Indian. I had discussions about how agriculture can be a solution to climate change. We hope that we will have an opportunity to serve India through the policy that PM Modi has,” said Prof Rattan Lal (Academic) after meeting PM Modi in New York.

Modi in US LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi held wide-ranging conversation with a group of leading US experts from the health sector.

He discussed various matters pertaining to the domain of health including use of digital technologies for quality healthcare, greater focus on integrative medicine & better healthcare preparedness, said MEA.

PM Modi US Visit LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met prominent US personalities from different walks of life, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk who asserted that India has more promise than any other large country and that he is incredibly excited about its future.

Musk told reporters after meeting Modi that Twitter, the social media giant he owns, does not have a choice but to follow the local government. Or it will get shut down, he said when asked about the company’s former owner and CEO Jack Dorsey’s recent allegation against the Indian government.

“The best we can do is to follow the laws in any given country,” he said, adding that it is impossible for “us to do more than that”.

There are different rules and regulations for different forms of governments, and “we will do our best to provide the freest speech that is possible under the law”, Musk said.

PM Modi US Visit LIVE: “Glad to have met noted economist and Nobel laureate, Professor Paul Romer. We had extensive conversations on leveraging technology to improve lives. We also talked about how to make our cities more sustainable and people friendly,” PM Modi said in a Tweet.

PM Modi US Visit LIVE: “It was a great meeting. We talked about the importance of successful urban development. He understands these issues very well. PM articulated it very well that urbanisation is not a problem. It’s an opportunity. I take this as a slogan. India can show the way to the World on the authentication front with programs like Aadhaar,” said Professor Paul Romer after meeting PM Modi in New York.

PM Modi US Visit LIVE: “I was delighted to spend time in the company of a head of state who is as scientifically thoughtful as is Prime Minister Modi. I was delighted to hear about future programs that he has in mind. I’m quite sure I’m not alone when I say the potential for what India can accomplish knows no limits. So I see a very bright future for India,” said American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator Neil De Grasse Tyson, after meeting PM Modi.

Modi in US LIVE Updates: FIA (Federation of Indian Associations) flew a 250 feet long banner over the Hudson River, in New York to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his historic visit to the United States.

International Day of Yoga at UN: “At around 5:30 pm IST, I will participate in the Yoga program which is being organised at the headquarters of the United Nations. The coming together of more than 180 countries on India’s call is historic. When the proposal for Yoga Day came to the United Nations General Assembly in 2014, it was supported by a record number of countries,” said PM Narendra Modi via video message on the occasion of International Day of Yoga.

PM Modi US Visit LIVE Updates: The Ukraine issue will come up in the discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, a White House official said. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, however, said to what “degree specifically they will talk about a peace summit or a peace proposal, I cannot say right now”.

He was responding to a question on if the Ukraine war would be discussed during the meeting between Prime Minister Modi and President Biden. “There’s no doubt in my mind that the war in Ukraine will come up this week, during the State Visit, with Prime Minister Modi. No question about it,” Kirby said.

“Now, to what degree specifically they will talk about a peace summit or a peace proposal, I cannot say right now. We will have to wait to hear from the leaders after it. But there is no doubt in my mind that they will have a chance to talk about what is going on in Ukraine,” he said.

International Day of Yoga at UN: “Yoga Day is now a global spirit. This year ocean ring of Yoga made this day special. Lakhs of people are doing yoga on the Vasudhav Kutumbkam theme. Yoga unites the world. We have to represent India to the world as ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshth Bharat’,” PM Modi said in a video message.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, in New York.

PM Modi US Visit LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist and science communicator known for his popularization of science. PM Modi exchanged views on inculcating scientific temperament among youth and discussed at length about India’s rapid progress in space sector with Tyson.

PM Modi US Visit LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi interacted with a group of eminent US academics hailing from diverse fields of agriculture, marketing, engineering, health, science and technology. “Talks focused on possibilities of enhancing research collaborations and two-way academic exchanges under India’s New Education Policy. Academics also shared perspectives and experiences from their respective areas of expertise,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a tweet.

PM Modi US Visit LIVE Updates: While PM Narendra Modi will be attending the International Yoga Day celebration at the United Nations headquarters in New York, a plethora of activities are planned back home in India to commemorate the occasion. The world will be celebrating the 9th International Yoga Day on June 21. To signify its immense significance, the tri-services — the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Airforce — have plans to organise grand events within their respective jurisdictions. The Indian Army is undertaking the creation of a ‘Bharatmala’ by organising yoga activities at over 106 locations situated along the border areas of the nation.

PM Modi US Visit LIVE: PM Narendra Modi’s first State Visit to the United States is significant as it showcases how broad the relationship has become between the two countries, said Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America. “It is the first state visit of PM Modi to the United States. The significance of this visit will be to showcase how broad the relationship is and how India and the US are discussing almost every big issue today,” ​ORF’s Dhruva told ANI. “Hopefully, we will see some forward movement in defence co-production and defence trade in some critical areas that are very vital to Indian national security,” he added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met statistician and public intellectual Nassim Nicholas Taleb, whose work concerns problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty, is best known as the author of The Black Swan and Skin in The Game. The Prime Minister lauded Taleb for his contribution to bringing complex ideas of risk and fragility into popular conversations. “PM Narendra Modi kick-starts his visit to USA with a warm discussion with distinguished mathematical statistician, public intellectual & author, Prof Nassim Nicholas Taleb,” said Arindam Bagchi.

The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) flies a 250 feet long banner over the Hudson River, in New York to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his historic visit to the United States.