PM Modi may not address US joint session

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The News Minute | July 30, 2014 | 11:36 am IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is set for a visit to the US in September, may not address the US joint session. PM Modiâ€™s proposed address to a joint sitting of the US Congress is may not take place as the Republican Congress is pushing for a shorter session to enable early elections, states a report by Hindustan Times (HT). HT states that â€œModiâ€™s much-awaited address will fall victim to the US opposition partyâ€™s push to end the session by the third week of September so that it can capitalise on a perceived electoral advantage over the Democratsâ€. Modi is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly and also meet US President Barack Obama, during his planned trip. Several US Senators and Congressmen have sent letters to Modi inviting him to address the joint session. The report also quotes a senior South Block official as saying, â€œThere is a huge interest in the US about rising economic opportunity in India, politics under the leadership of Modi, who has a single party majority government after 30 years, as also the pressure of the influential Indian community on their representatives.â€

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