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The sources said Modi's pre-recorded video statement is expected to be broadcast at the UN General Assembly hall in New York around 9 am local time (6:30 PM IST) and added that he is scheduled as the first speaker in the forenoon.

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Pakistan had earlier also denied Prime Minister Modi's aircraft access to its air space for his visit to the United States to attend the 74th UN General Assembly session on September 20.

India has issued an advisory to its citizens asking them to exercise ‘utmost caution’ while visiting Turkey. Helpline numbers of the Indian Embassy and Consulate General of Istanbul have been mentioned for those requiring assistance. Relations between India and Turkey strained lately after their President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the 73rd UN General Assembly session, made statements against abrogation of Article 370 by New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to New York to participate in the annual session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) had two important objectives. One was to convince the world of India’s case on changing the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir and the other was to showcase PM’s new and purposeful commitment to multilateralism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented US President Donald Trump with a framed photograph of the two leaders from the “Howdy Modi” event in Houston. The photograph was presented as the two leaders met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.

The median income of the Indian diaspora was $89,000 per year versus $50,000 for US households overall, according to a recent PEW research survey. Converting the diaspora into an effective tool of India’s foreign policy has been Modi’s key achievement. The Handshake with Amal Chowdhury will narrate why Modi and Trump are in a win-win situation as ‘Howdy Modi’ will benefit both politically. 

The meeting will take place a day after US President Donald Trump along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address more than 50,000 Indian-Americans at the Howdy Modi event at Houston.  Pakistan PM Imran Khan and Modi are scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on September 27.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the annual UN General Assembly session on September 27. PM Modi had given his maiden address to world leaders at the UN General Assembly in 2014. His visit in September and address to world leaders at the UN will be the first after winning a second term.

 Maria Fernanda Espinosa said she has "sent her condolences to the people and the Government of India after the monsoon floods in the southern and western parts of the country, which led to over 140 deaths, and hundreds of thousands of people being evacuated"
 

Before arriving in New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Houston where he will address the Indian-American community on September 22. 

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