PM Modi addresses joint session of US Congress, talks of ‘democracy, terrorism, war’
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it was always a great honour to address US Congress and it is an exceptional privilege to do so twice. It was the second time that Modi addressed the joint session of the US Congress, a first for any Indian prime minister. He is the second world leader after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be accorded the privilege of addressing a joint House more than once.
Modi received a standing ovation and loud cheers from the Congressmen.
“It is always a great honour to address the US Congress. It is an exceptional privilege to do so twice. For this honour, I extend my deepest gratitude to the 1.4 billion people of India. I see that nearly half of you were here in 2016. I can also see the enthusiasm of the old friends and the new friends in the other half,” Modi said.
“Now, when our era is at crossroads, I am here to speak about our calling for this century,” Modi said at the US Congress.
