‘Howdy Modi’: PM Modi to meet President Trump on September 22
In America, the meeting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Trump of Donald Trump is going to be held in Houston. On September 22, at the ‘Howdy Modi’ program, Modi-Trump will come together. Prior to this, PM Modi and Trump have met at the G-7 Summit in France. The meeting of PM Modi and Trump comes at a time when Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s Armament on Kashmir was refused. PM Modi had clearly said that India will not tolerate the interference of third country on Kashmir. Whereas during the ASEAN conference in Manila, there was a meeting between PM Modi and US President Trump. And many issues were discussed between the two countries. A third meeting is to be held between Prime Minister Modi and the President of America in 2 months.
Why ‘Howdy Modi’ is important for Trump?
Presidential elections are to be held in America. In such a situation, Donald Trump wants to be in the good books of Indians settled in the US through meeting with PM Modi. Through this program, he will be able to directly communicate with 50 thousand Indians. The President will connect directly with Modi’s image. Trump’s ‘anti-India’ image will improve among Indians.
1% of the US population are citizens of Indian origin. Indians are the third largest group after China and the Philippines. The Indian community dominates the US in many areas. Nearly 40% of Indians settled in the US have masters, doctors or professional degrees (5 times the national average). There are 12.8 lakh Indian green card holders, temporary professionals and students in the US. In the US, 32% of Indian graduates were in 2015, 42% were Indian post graduates.
