WASHINGTON (AP) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed a wreath Monday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Modi arrived earlier Monday at Andrews Air Force Base, beginning a visit to advance ties between the world’s two largest democracies.
Modi also met Monday with Attorney General Loretta Lynch during a ceremony marking the repatriation of over 200 artifacts to the Indian government.
President Barack Obama will host Modi at the White House Tuesday. Modi addresses a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday.
It is Modi’s fourth visit to the U.S. since he was elected in 2014. A new defense agreement and progress on U.S. investment in nuclear power in India could be in the cards on his latest visit.
Modi is on a five-country trip with stops so far in Afghanistan, Qatar and Switzerland. After the U.S. he goes to Mexico.