As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the head of government rather than the head of state like President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala harris, who is of indian descent, will serve as the ceremonial host. Biden, who was then the vice president, was the official host when PM Modi visited Washington in 2016.
On Friday, prime minister Modi will meet with her. After criticising External Affairs minister S jaishankar in 2019 for refusing to meet with the house Foreign Affairs Committee of Pramila Jayapal, an Indian-origin member of the house Representatives who was not a member of the panel included in the meeting, harris has had a tense relationship with Modi's administration.
Jayapal has proposed a resolution criticising india for its actions in Kashmir. After becoming vice president, she has refrained from criticising india, but her niece Meena harris has backed the farmers' movement and criticised the indian government.
Despite speaking with several global leaders shortly after becoming vice president, harris did not speak with prime minister Modi until June, when she addressed Biden's promise to transfer vaccinations from the US stockpile to india in the event of a Covid outbreak.
PM Modi may ask harris to visit Shyamala Gopalan Harris's hometown in India.
On Friday, prime minister Modi will meet with her. After criticising External Affairs minister S jaishankar in 2019 for refusing to meet with the house Foreign Affairs Committee of Pramila Jayapal, an Indian-origin member of the house Representatives who was not a member of the panel included in the meeting, harris has had a tense relationship with Modi's administration.
Jayapal has proposed a resolution criticising india for its actions in Kashmir. After becoming vice president, she has refrained from criticising india, but her niece Meena harris has backed the farmers' movement and criticised the indian government.
Despite speaking with several global leaders shortly after becoming vice president, harris did not speak with prime minister Modi until June, when she addressed Biden's promise to transfer vaccinations from the US stockpile to india in the event of a Covid outbreak.
PM Modi may ask harris to visit Shyamala Gopalan Harris's hometown in India.
