PM Narendra Modi was visited by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for a private dinner at the White House where they discussed a variety of topics, received presents, and took in a musical homage to the many regions of India.
“I appreciate the hospitality of @POTUS @JoeBiden, @FLOTUS @DrBiden, and the White House today. On a number of topics, we had a fantastic talk, Modi tweeted. What was the Bidens’ present from PM Modi?
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi sent exquisite sandalwood box made by a master artisan in Jaipur to US President Joe Biden. The Lord Ganesha statue and a Diya (oil light) in the box were made by a fifth-generation family of silversmiths from Kolkata.
A 7.5-carat lab-grown diamond that mimics the chemical and visual characteristics of earth-mined diamonds was also given by PM Modi to First Lady Jill Biden, along with a paper-mache box called a kar-e-kalamdani, which houses the Green diamond.
gift from the Bidens to PM Modi US A handcrafted, ancient American book galley from the early 20th century was given to Prime Minister Modi by President Biden and First Lady Jill.
They apparently also gave an antique American camera, a hardback book on American wildlife photography, a signed first edition copy of “Collected Poems of Robert Frost,” and an archival facsimile image of George Eastman’s patent for the original Kodak camera.