Mystery solved: Biden gets proof of family ties to India
3 years, 2 months ago

Mystery solved: Biden gets proof of family ties to India

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Mystery solved. President Joe Biden sat down with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for important talks about the Indo-Pacific region. Biden, who frequently talks of his Irish ancestry, quipped that the British connection was “hard for an Irishman to admit.” Biden, who has told versions of the anecdote to Indian audiences before, said Capt. Biden “apparently stayed and married an Indian woman” but he’d never been able to nail down further details. “Maybe we’ll be able to take this matter forward, and maybe those documents could be of use to you,” Modi told Biden.

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The Biden-Modi relationship is built around mutual admiration of scrappy pasts and pragmatic needs
1 year, 6 months ago

The Biden-Modi relationship is built around mutual admiration of scrappy pasts and pragmatic needs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — No one would mistake them for best of friends. “They get along well personally, but even more important, I think both realize it is in the interest of the U.S. and India to advance the relationship,” said Arun K. Singh, a former Indian ambassador to the U.S. “For both Biden and Modi, there is a convergence of interests …

Biden, India’s Modi out to deepen their bonds, but geopolitical friendships have their limits
1 year, 7 months ago

Biden, India’s Modi out to deepen their bonds, but geopolitical friendships have their limits

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has made it a mission for the U.S. to build friendships overseas — and the next few weeks will offer a vivid demonstration of the importance he’s placing on a relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yet while Biden champions democratic ideals and openly opposes Russia for invading Ukraine, Modi has offered tepid criticism …

From ties, technology to trade: Narendra Modi, Joe Biden give new dimension to Indo-US partnership
3 years, 3 months ago

From ties, technology to trade: Narendra Modi, Joe Biden give new dimension to Indo-US partnership

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra described the bilateral summit with Joe Biden as important as “they’re meeting at the start of the third decade of this century” The crucial bilateral meeting between US president Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced on a warm note as both acknowledged the deep ties that the countries share. On Indo-US ties Prime Minister Modi, …

'The whole purpose of this meeting...': When President Biden joked about his possible India connection with PM
3 years, 3 months ago

'The whole purpose of this meeting...': When President Biden joked about his possible India connection with PM

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden on Friday pleasantly spoke about his possible India connection during his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recalling a story about a man with the Biden surname writing to him when he was first elected as a Senator in 1972. "I said I'm not sure but when I was elected as a 29-year-old kid in …

Modi Meets Biden: What Drew Laughs and Smiles From the Two Leaders
3 years, 3 months ago

Modi Meets Biden: What Drew Laughs and Smiles From the Two Leaders

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Joe Biden on Friday, in his first bilateral meeting since Biden took over as POTUS. According to a report in CNBC-TV18, Leslie had written to Joe Biden in April 1981 and even received a response two weeks later. Leslie’s grandchild Ian was quoted as saying in the report, “Our grandfather Leslie Biden discovered …

India, U.S. ties entering a new chapter: Biden
3 years, 3 months ago

India, U.S. ties entering a new chapter: Biden

The Hindu  

Sitting in the Oval Office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden kicked off their bilateral talks, with comments on the promise of the India-U.S. relationship, the areas they would work on like COVID-19 and climate and the importance of the diaspora. Mr. Modi spoke of a “transformative” decade ahead and Mr. Biden spoke about a “new chapter” …

5 Bidens in India: PM Modi, Biden share light moment as Modi says he has their papers
3 years, 3 months ago

5 Bidens in India: PM Modi, Biden share light moment as Modi says he has their papers

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden shared a light moment during their much-awaited bilateral summit on Friday in the White House as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he brought some papers regarding those in India who have Biden surname. PM Modi and US President Joe Biden share a fun moment as they talk about the Bidens in …

Modi-Biden meet: US President Joe Biden mentions Gandhi Jayanti, PM Modi talks about his trusteeship
3 years, 3 months ago

Modi-Biden meet: US President Joe Biden mentions Gandhi Jayanti, PM Modi talks about his trusteeship

India Today  

During his first-ever bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, US President Joe Biden mentioned Gandhi Jayanti. To this, PM Modi said that Gandhi Ji's concept of trusteeship was "important for our planet in the times to come." After the US President spoke about Gandhi Jayanti while addressing the press, PM Modi said, "President Joe Biden mentioned …

Biden jokes about possible India connection in meeting with Prime Minister Modi
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden jokes about possible India connection in meeting with Prime Minister Modi

India Today  

US President Joe Biden on Friday pleasantly spoke about his possible India connection during his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recalling a story about a man with the Biden surname writing to him when he was first elected as a Senator in 1972. "I said I'm not sure, but when I was elected as a 29-year-old kid in …

When Joe Biden spoke of distant relatives living in Mumbai
4 years, 1 month ago

When Joe Biden spoke of distant relatives living in Mumbai

The Hindu  

Mumbai When US President-elect Joe Biden was in India’s financial capital in 2013, he had told an audience that his distant relatives live in Mumbai. Decades after he received a letter from someone by the last name of Biden from Mumbai, soon after becoming a senator, Mr Biden learned that his “great, great, great, great, great grandfather” had worked in …

When Joe spoke about five Bidens living in Mumbai
4 years, 1 month ago

When Joe spoke about five Bidens living in Mumbai

Live Mint  

Mumbai: When US President-elect Joe Biden was in India's financial capital in 2013, he had told an audience that his distant relatives live in Mumbai. Biden reiterated his claim two years later at an event in Washington, saying there are five Bidens living in Mumbai. Decades after he received a letter from someone by the last name of Biden from …

When Joe Biden spoke of distant relatives living in Mumbai
4 years, 1 month ago

When Joe Biden spoke of distant relatives living in Mumbai

India Today  

When US President-elect Joe Biden was in India's financial capital in 2013, he had told an audience that his distant relatives live in Mumbai. Joe Biden reiterated his claim two years later at an event in Washington, saying there are five Bidens living in Mumbai. "There are five Bidens in Mumbai, India," Biden, then Vice President, told a Washington audience …

Joe Biden's elusive quest for 'Biden from Mumbai' continues
4 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden's elusive quest for 'Biden from Mumbai' continues

India TV News  

When Joe Biden was elected as one of the youngest US senators in 1972, one of the first letters that he received was from Mumbai, with the sender having the same last name as his. The wish may have remained unfulfilled, but the 77-year-old Biden never misses a chance to narrate the 'Biden from Mumbai' story when he meets Indian-Americans …

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