In New York, PM Modi Meets Bill and Hillary Clinton

In New York, PM Modi Meets Bill and Hillary Clinton
Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Updated: Sep 29, 2014 21:32 IST

Sushma Swaraj greets Hillary Clinton in New York on Monday.
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New Delhi:  Apart from the corporate captains of America, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also met former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton in New York on Monday. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was also present at the meeting.

Mr Clinton, who visited India for the first time in 2000 during the tenure of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had said he followed PM Modi's career since Mr Modi was chief minister of Gujarat and was very impressed with his economic policies.

"Everybody believes that he has the potential to make a big difference based on his economic work as chief minister. We all are excited. We want this to work," Mr Clinton had told NDTV in an interview during his visit to India in July. (Read: 'Impressed with Narendra Modi's Economic Policies', Bill Clinton Tells NDTV)

The visa controversy and the debate around the 2002 riots belonged to the past, especially after the results of the general election, he had said.

Plus, Mr Modi's decision to invite Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to his swearing-in ceremony could have been a signal to the Muslims in India as well that he wanted to govern for all, Mr Clinton said.

Mrs Clinton, a former US Secretary of State, also agreed.

"What we all hope for is that the Prime Minister, by his actions, demonstrates unequivocally that he is the Prime Minister for all of India, every single group inside India. I think that's his intention, and then that ends whatever lingering concerns anyone had," Mrs Clinton had told NDTV in a separate interview. (Read: Hillary Clinton to NDTV on Iraq, PM Modi and Plans for 2016)

Story first published: Sep 29, 2014 21:07 IST