Modi's US visit may focus on smaller events in New York

In contrast to the broad swathe of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States in September 2019 - his first to that country after winning a second successive term five years back his forthcoming visit to the US later this month will likely have him stay in New York.

- ARCHIS MOHAN

During some of his earlier visits, the PM not only travelled to New York and Washington DC, but also to Chicago, Houston, San Francisco and San Jose.

The details of the PM's visit to the US will be finalised once he returns from Singapore, but sources privy to his US itinerary told Business Standard that Modi is unlikely to travel outside New York.

In New York, the PM is scheduled to attend the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and hold bilateral talks with other heads of state. Meetings with top business leaders are also in the works.

Modi is also slated to address the Indian diaspora at an event on September 22 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York. The arena seats 15,000 people.