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In his letter, Obama said he wants to "work closely with Prime Minister Modi to make India-US relations a defining partnership for the 21st century".
A Press
Since Modi’s spectacular win in the 2014 general elections, the US has tried — through tweets, statements and a phone call from Obama to the PM-designate — to expunge its anti-Modi record.
Modi was denied a diplomatic official visa in 2005 over his alleged failure to stop the 2002 communal riots that rocked Gujarat state as its chief minister of Gujarat. The US had also cancelled his tourist visa. Stung, the chief minister never applied for a visa again.
"Prime Minister stated that the relationship between the world’s oldest and largest democracies should not only be for the benefit of the two countries, but should emerge as a powerful force of good for peace, stability and prosperity in the world," the PIB release quoted Modi as saying.
Modi is expected to visit Washington on September 30 for his summit-level confabulations with President Obama. He will arrive in New York earlier to address the United Nation General Assembly session.
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh, the US Charge d’Affaires Kathleen Stephens, and US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal were present during Modi’s meeting with Burns.
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