Following a successful yoga event at the United Nations headquarters, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the US Congress on Thursday. He is the only Indian prime minister to speak before a joint session of the House and Senate, one of the highest honors Washington has twice bestowed upon foreign officials.
Reportedly, in response to the invitation, Prime Minister Modi thanked Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and added: “It is an honor to accept and I look forward to speaking at the joint meeting of the National Assembly again. We are proud of our Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership with the United States, based on a commitment to lasting peace and prosperity for all peoples, strong interpersonal relationships, and popular ideals. common owner.”
List of Indian Prime Ministers who spoke before the UN Parliament
The legislative branch of the federal government of the United States is known as the United States Congress. It is bicameral, with the House of Representatives as the lower body and the Senate as the upper body. The legislative parliament is called the National Assembly.
1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Prime Minister of India who addressed the United States Congress in 1949. He addressed the crowd for 15 minutes, in the presence of President Harry S. Truman. Discussing the similarities between the United States and India, he said, “So I come here on a journey to explore the mind and heart of America and set before you my mind and heart. So we can promote the understanding and cooperation that I am sure both of our countries sincerely desire.”
2. Rajiv Gandhi
On June 13, 1985, Rajiv Gandhi was the first to speak at the joint meeting of the National Assembly. Some excerpts from his speech are: “There are many ties that connect our two nations. Some are historical curiosities. You won our independence while we lost it. We wish Elihu Yale had established a university for us instead of being Governor of Madras and that Lord Cornwallis had surrendered in Delhi instead of General Washington. I don’t know how much of the waters around Boston are still tinged with the history of that incident, but—and I’m sure, Mr. Speaker, you’ll correct me if I’m wrong —today there are thousands of people of Indian descent in your city, as well as across the United States, who are creating important values that contribute to your society, including the Indian Nobel laureate. Third degree.”
3. Reporter Narasimha Rao
On May 18, 1994, PV Narasimha Rao spoke to the Congress. He emphasized the India-US relationship and focused on the idea of shared growth. In his speech, he said, “As India stands ready to contribute to global peace and prosperity in the next century, we look forward to continuing our partnership with the American people and the American people.
The international community must strengthen the UN and provide more resources if we are to expect it to be able to respond to today’s challenges. In addition, we strongly feel that UN decision-making bodies must more accurately reflect the regional situation of countries around the world.”
4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
On September 14, 2000, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first Prime Minister of India from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), addressed the United States Congress. He began his speech with an expression of gratitude and continued with the following words: “In November 1999, a special event took place in the House of Representatives. With a vote of 396 to 4, The House of Commons passed a resolution congratulating India and my government on the successful elections held in October 1999. The demonstration of broad bipartisan support for increased importance The relationship with India is encouraging.
…We are determined to keep the economy going: our goal is to double our per capita income in ten years — and that means we have to grow 9 percent a year. year.
To achieve this order of growth, we introduced comprehensive reforms. We are committed to unleashing the creative genius of our people, the entrepreneurial skills of men and women, the scientists and artisans of the country. At the same time, we in India remain committed to the primacy of the state in fulfilling its social obligations to the disenfranchised, the vulnerable and the poor…”
5. Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the fifth Indian Prime Minister to address the US Congress. On July 19, 2025, speaking to the House of Commons, he said: “In addition to the values we share as democracies, there is also unity in our perception of an environment. The global arena is changing rapidly, which brings us closer together than now at any time in the past.”
6. Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become the first Indian Prime Minister to have the honor of speaking twice before a joint session of the US Congress. In his speech in 2016, the Prime Minister talked about issues ranging from climate change to terrorism, defense and security cooperation to trade and economic relations between India and the United States.
Each prime minister describes the goals and successes of his economic policy and efforts to improve international relations. In addition, Indian prime ministers often favor technology assistance, transfer or cooperation, citing the United States as the main technology supplier.
List of all Prime Ministers of India (1947-2023)
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