United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House today i.e. on Thursday. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan were also there to attend the intimate dinner gathering.As India is known for its culture and tradition, PM Modi attended the gathering with lots of gifts and presents for Joe Biden and the First Lady, emphasising the art and craft, and uniqueness of the country as a gesture of respect.PM Modis gifts to BidensAs the official gifts, PM Modi has presented a handcrafted sandalwood box to the US President, and a green diamond to First Lady Jill Biden. The special sandalwood box was designed and created by a master craftsman from Rajasthans Jaipur.It has sophisticated carved flora and fauna patterns on the box, highlighting the use of sandalwood sourced from Mysore in Karnataka. The sandalwood box contains a silver idol of Lord Ganesha and a diya (oil lamp).Prime Minister Narendra Modi presents a special sandalwood box to US President Joe Biden that has been handcrafted by a master craftsman from Jaipur, Rajasthan. The sandalwood sourced from Mysore, Karnataka has intricately carved flora and fauna patterns. pic.twitter.com/fsRpEpKJ4W— ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2023Taking notes from the beautiful present to Jill Biden, the gift is a lab-grown 7.5-carat green diamond. It is just not exquisite but also reflects the chemical and optical properties of the earth-mined diamonds. This unique diamond is also eco-friendly, as it was crafted using sustainable resources like solar and wind power.PM Narendra Modi gifts a lab-grown 7.5-carat green diamond to US First Lady Dr Jill BidenThe diamond reflects earth-mined diamonds chemical and optical properties. It is also eco-friendly, as eco-diversified resources like solar and wind power were used in its making. pic.twitter.com/5A7EzTcpeL— ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2023PM Modi also gifted the US President a copy of the first edition print of the book – The Ten Principal Upanishads.What Bidens gifted PM ModiAs a token of respect, the prime minister received an antique, handmade American book gallery from the Biden family. Moreover, they also gifted the PM a vintage American camera, a hard-cover book of American wildlife photography and a signed first-edition copy of a famous American poets Collected Poems of Robert Frost.According to the officials, PM Modi has reached Washington today after leading a grand, successful record-setting yoga session at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Also, he held meetings with several CEOs, intellectuals and experts.The prime ministers tour will strengthen Indo-US relations and marking as one of the closest allies. He is also the third Indian to be invited for a state visit.
