Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to the USA was marked of India arrival as a major geopolitical power, says Northeastern professor Max Abrahms, who had the opportunity to meet Modi in person last week. “India is currently the fifth largest economy and it's only going up the ranks,” says Abrahms, an associate professor of political science at Northeastern University. “This trip was a huge deal for India because it really marked its arrival as a major geopolitical power in a way that we haven't seen before.”
Modi arrived in Washington last Wednesday for a four-day state visit. His schedule was full of meetings President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other government officials, a state dinner at the White House in his honor, a speech to the US Congress and meetings with CEOs of major US companies among other engagements. He also met with a small group of think tankers to discuss a range of development and geopolitical issues, according to Modi's official webpage. Abrams was one of the participants in that meeting.
