{"id":315077,"date":"2019-09-16T16:28:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T16:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=315077"},"modified":"2019-09-16T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T16:28:37","slug":"pm-modi-meets-new-jersey-governor-phillip-d-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/pm-modi-meets-new-jersey-governor-phillip-d-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi meets New Jersey Governor Phillip D Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-315078 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/modi-murphy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/09\/modi-murphy.jpg 517w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/09\/modi-murphy-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/09\/modi-murphy-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met New Jersey Governor Philip D Murphy and assured him of government&#8217;s support as New Jersey seeks to pursue meaningful cooperation with Indian states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">According to the release, the Prime Minister received Murphy today morning on his first visit to India in his current official capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;Prime Minister Modi welcomed the Governor&#8217;s desire to promote closer commercial and people-to-people relations between New Jersey and India and assured him of the Government of India&#8217;s support as New Jersey seeks to pursue meaningful cooperation with the Indian States,&#8221; it said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Apart from Delhi, the governor is visiting Agra, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Governor Murphy briefed Prime Minister Modi of his priorities for building his state&#8217;s relations with India and committed to working towards a robust partnership between India and the US, it said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Noting the commonalities between India and New Jersey, he mentioned the celebration of diversity and respect for plurality in India which he had as witnessed since his arrival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">PM Modi noted with satisfaction that state of New Jersey, which hosts the highest concentration of Indian- American population in the US, has emerged as a top destination for India&#8217;s trade and investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Both dignitaries agreed to the significance of cooperation in STEM and higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister Modi appreciated the personal attention paid by the Governor for the well-being of the Indian American community in New Jersey and stressed their importance as a bridge between India and their host country, it said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met New Jersey Governor Philip D Murphy and assured him of government&#8217;s support as New Jersey seeks to pursue meaningful cooperation with Indian states. 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