Narendra Modi - Obama Presidency Oral History

Narendra Modi

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Todd Stern

...office, and I think personally knew [Narendra] Modi . So he was always an important perso...
...saw a lot of people. I met with two of Modi 's advisors in the prime minister'...
...was basically the chief economist for Modi and also a pragmatist. Talking abou...
...that the relationship between Obama and Modi —that might've been the most importan...
...was, for the entire India relationship. Modi came to visit in the fall of 2014, cam...

...to see the Martin Luther King Memorial. Modi was by all accounts very touched, an...
...to have a really good relationship, and Modi seemed to respect him and like Obama ...
...engaging. He talked on the phone with Modi , Xi, and [Jacob] Zuma from Sout...
...bit later, was a bilateral meeting with Modi , which had a very amusing little bi...
...had a very amusing little bit before Modi arrived. Everybody was waiting for Mod...
...Modi arrived. Everybody was waiting for Modi to arrive. It wasn't far from the U...
...That was a charming moment. But then Modi came not long after, and that was ...

Christy Goldfuss

...President Obama would talk to [Narendra] Modi in India, or talk to President X...