India's Prime Minister Speaks To Congress

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June 08, 2016

President Barack Obama meets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in the Oval Office at the White House on June 7, 2016 in Washington, DC. Modi will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday. (Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)

Narendra Modi's three-day visit to the United States features a speech to a joint session of Congress. Modi heads the world's largest democracy, and is the fifth Indian leader to make such a speech since 1985.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Michael Kugleman on what this visit means for relations between the two countries.

Guest

Michael Kugelman, senior associate for South and Southeast Asia at the Wilson Center. He tweets @michaelkugelman.

This segment aired on June 8, 2016.