India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, looks on during the Global Indian State Initiatives and Opportunities event at the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2014 (Overseas Indian Conference) in New Delhi on January 9, 2014. Some 1,600 delegates from 50 countries have gathered for the annual gathering of overseas Indians, where Malaysian Minister of National Resources and Environment and President of the Malaysian Congress are present as the chief guests. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN
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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