PM Narendra Modi meets leaders in US (In pics)

Updated: Tuesday, September 30, 2014, 13:27 [IST]

Washington, Sept 30: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a busy day in USA on Monday, meeting President Barack Obama and other top political and business leaders. Modi and Obama exchanged anecdotes about their first few days in office to see if they had anything in common, sources in India's foreign ministry said.

President Obama greeted PM Modi with "Kem chho?" (How are you?) in his mother tongue Gujarati to which the later replied: "Thank you very much Mr President", official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs Syed Akbaruddin said.

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

President Barack Obama of the United States welcomes the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, at the dinner hosted in his honour, at the White House, in Washington DC on Monday, Sept 29, 2014. PTI

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs during a meeting in New York on Monday, September 29, 2014. PTI

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackRock during a meeting in New York, US on Monday, September 29, 2014. PTI

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in New York, USA on Saturday, Sept 27, 2014. PTI

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former US President Bill Clinton shake hands during a meeting in New York, US on Monday, September 29, 2014. PTI

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Jeffrey R Immelt, CEO of General Electric during a meeting in New York, US on Monday, September 29, 2014. PTI

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Member of House of Representatives Tulsi Gabbard during a meeting in New York, USA on Sunday.

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Virginia Rometty, CEO of IBM during a meeting in New York, US on Monday.

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with PepsiCo's Indian American chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi after a breakfast meeting in New York, US on Monday.

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a meeting in New York on Sunday.

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa shake hands at a meeting in New York on Saturday.

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala in New York, US on Saturday.

PM Modi meets leaders in US (In pics)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New York, USA on Saturday.

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley at a meeting in New York on Sunday.

PM Modi meets leaders in USA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, at the private dinner hosted by the President Barack Obama of the United States, in his honour, at the White House, in Washington DC on Monday.