NEW DELHI, June 20 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for the U.S. on Tuesday on a state visit that has been projected as a milestone in ties between the two countries that would deepen and diversify their partnership.
Modi has been to the U.S. five times since becoming prime minister in 2014 but the June 21-24 trip will be his first with the full diplomatic status of an official state visit.
Washington sees India as a vital partner in its efforts to push back against China's expanding influence worldwide.
Modi's visit comes amid differences in the positions of Washington and New Delhi over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The world has full confidence that India’s top-most priority is peace," he said in the interview published on Tuesday.
Persons:
Narendra Modi, Modi, Joe Biden's, Elon Musk, Tesla, Vinay Kwatra, Twitter's, Jack Dorsey, Lavanya Ahire, YP Rajesh, Raju Gopalakrishnan
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Indian, U.S, Reuters, Twitter, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Security Council, YP, Thomson
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