U.S. ambassador to India Nancy Powell (2nd L) shakes hands with Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi (R), prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gujarat's chief minister, during their meeting in Gandhinagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Gujarat Information Department/Handout via Reuters
GANDHINAGAR, India (Reuters) - With flowers, smiles and handshakes, the United States and the man who is tipped to be India's next prime minister ended on Thursday a long estrangement stemming from a spasm of Hindu-Muslim violence more than a decade ago.
The U.S. Ambassador to India, Nancy Powell, met opposition leader Narendra Modi at his residence in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat state, where he is chief minister.
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