and equally how modi needs the united states of america to even go ahead and strengthen defense teams that could help india at the border with china. in the last few years, or decades rather, militarily india is the only country that has taken on china at the border. and biden and the white house are aware of it. so is modi. so the strengthening of defense ties clearly on the top of the agenda. there will be other issues, tech issues, education, culture, all of that of course will also be a part of the agenda on both sides. but what we ll also see today is going to be very rare which is the indian prime minister not only giving out a joint statement with president biden, but also answering a question that will be put to him from the media, very rare moment. back in india, we ve never seen this happen as homodi being pri minister. internationally yes once in a while, but it is very rare. so this will be one of the highlights for the indian media
the white house is pulling out all the stops to welcome mr. modi hosting him for a private dinner wednesday night. they are expected to deepen defense ties as the u.s. views india as a crucial partner amid growing tensions between washington and beijing. and mr. modi calling for one earth, one family and one future at a u.n. yoga event. we must view the power of yoga if a peaceful world and cleaner, greener and sustainable future. for more, let s go to new delhi. and we were hearing what the u.s. is getting out of this. what does modi want from the trip? reporter: in one sentence i d say, to deepen strategic defense and cultural ties with the united states of america. about you just look at it, it is
yes. it was a suggestion of a suggestion that the russians could help if they had damaging information as to mrs. clinton and that s exactly what happened, isn t it? i don t you really don t know? i m not sure exactly when you say exactly what happened the russians released stolen e-mails through cut outs, did they not? there were e-mails. it s a very simple question. did they release information, stolen information through cut outs, yes or no? i m not sure. you really don t know the answer to that? the answer is yes, they did. in your mind it s yes. well, mueller s answer was yes. elsewhere in washington president biden will host india s leader in a state dinner let today. biden and first lady welcomed prime minister nurend rumodi to the white house yesterday. u.s.-indian officials are expected to discuss ways to deepen defense ties, partner
mike barnicle is so great. he just said, on this day in 1944, president franklin d. roosevelt signed the g.i. bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to complication returning members of the armed services known as g.i.s for their efforts in world war ii. what a massive difference. mike is so right. thank you, mike. the g.i. bill has made such a massive difference to americans through the years. also, my mom s birthday today. oh! mary jo. mary jo s birthday. president biden will host india s leader at a state dinner later today. biden and the first lady welcomed prime minister narendra modi to the white house yesterday. u.s. and india officials are expected to discuss ways to deepen defense ties, partner more closely on technology, and expand cooperation on key global
pressure for many years through two administration s and it has been nothing but disaster for our interests, and every time it pushes iran further and further in that direction. and look, they have not made any determination to build a bomb as the general admitted there, but the more we push in this direction, the more likely they are to do it and then we could end up at that same war that we said we want to avoid. so this is going in a direction that doesn t benefit us, and i can t stress that enough. john: all right. lieutenant colonel dan davis, good to get your thoughts on this. appreciate it. thanks, john. sandra: the political fallout, new polling showing the president s approval rating underwater, especially when it comes to foreign policy, as a new axis of evil presents a growing challenge for the white house. right now the president is in canada in an effort to bolster defense ties. jason, former congressman and