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PM Modi exchanges special gifts with US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden
The leaders exchanged gifts during a private dinner hosted by Joe Biden and Jill Biden for PM Modi at the White House.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on the third leg of his maiden state visit to the United States, on Wednesday (local time) was welcomed by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House where they exchanged special gifts.(ANI)
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PM Modi gifted a lab-grown 7.5-carat green 'Made in India' diamond to Jill Biden. The diamond reflects earth-mined diamonds' chemical and optical properties and is certified by the Gemological lab, IGI. (PIB)
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It is also eco-friendly, as eco-diversified resources like Solar and wind power were used in its making. (PIB)
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PM Modi also gifted a Kashmiri exquisite 'papier mache' box in which the green diamond is placed. (PTI)
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US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden gifted PM Modi a handmade, antique American book galley from the early 20th Century, according to the White House. (PIB)
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Joe Biden also gifted Prime Minister Modi a vintage American camera, accompanied by an archival facsimile print of George Eastman's Patent of the first Kodak camera, and a hardcover book on American wildlife photography. (PIB)
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Jill Biden gifted PM Modi a signed, first-edition copy of "Collected Poems of Robert Frost." (PTI)
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