CNN —Welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House this week for a state visit – the most elevated form of American diplomacy – will require President Joe Biden to make certain trade-offs.
Yet Modi and India, the world’s largest democracy, also represent a lynchpin in Biden’s strategy in Asia.
That, according to officials, was the rationale behind inviting Modi for a state visit, only the third of Biden’s presidency so far.
The two leaders will hold a joint news conference – something virtually every state visit over the past two decades has featured – but that was only agreed upon after lengthy, delicate negotiations between the two sides.
“We’re just grateful that Prime Minister Modi is going to be participating in a press event at the end of the visit.
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