WASHINGTON: The US ambassador to India plans to meet opposition candidate for prime minister Narendra Modi (pic), an official said, signalling a turnaround after years of shunning him over anti-Muslim riots.
Ambassador Nancy Powell’s encounter with the Hindu nationalist leader would put the United States in line with European nations and Australia, which have already ended a boycott of Modi amid growing indications that he will take the helm of the world’s largest democracy in elections due by the end of May.
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