"Modi’s State Visit Reveals U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities" - by CWP alum Manjari Chatterjee Miller

On June 21, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Washington to commence a four-day state visit to the United States. This is only the third official state visit of Biden’s term, following visits by French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. In honor of Modi's arrival, over 5,000 prominent community members of the Indian diaspora will gather at the White House to witness his ceremonial welcome on June 22, which will include a 21-gun salute.

There are five types of visits that can be accorded to a ranking member of a foreign government. A state visit is the highest-ranking of the five and can only be offered to a chief of state at the invitation of the U.S. president. While Modi has previously visited the United States during both the Obama and Trump administrations, this is the first time he has been invited for a state visit.

Blog Post by Manjari Chatterjee Miller and Clare Harris June 20, 2023 11:27 am (EST)

Manjari Chatterjee Miller is senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). She is also a research associate in the Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies at the University of Oxford. An expert on India, China, South Asia, and rising powers, she is the author of Why Nations Rise: Narratives and the Path to Great Power (2021, shortlisted for the 2022 Hedley Bull Prize in International Relations) and Wronged by Empire: Post-Imperial Ideology and Foreign Policy in India and China (2013). Miller is also the co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of China-India Relations (2020), a monthly columnist for the Hindustan Times, and a frequent contributor to policy and media outlets in the United States and Asia.

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