Joe Biden Wednesday evening welcomed India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House.
The Bidens hosted Modi for dinner at the White House.
The three of them also exchanged gifts.
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VIDEO | PM Modi met President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden earlier today at White House in Washington DC. The two leaders exchanged gifts with each other.#PMModiUSVisit pic.twitter.com/dYV58Orxhe
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 22, 2023
The Bidens presented “a handmade, antique American book galley from the early 20th Century as the official gift to Modi” the Hindustan Times reported.
The Indian PM gifted a 7.5 carat ‘eco-friendly’ lab grown green diamond to Dr. Jill.
PM Narendra Modi gifts a lab-grown 7.5-carat green diamond to US First Lady Dr Jill Biden
The 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, 2023
The lab grown green diamond was presented in a Kashmiri papier mâché box.
Papier mâché – It is the box in which the Green Diamond is placed. Known as kar-e-kalamdani, Kashmir’s exquisite Papier mâché involves sakthsazior meticulous preparation of paper pulp and naqqashi, where skilled artisans paint elaborate designs.
It (Green Diamond) is a beacon of… pic.twitter.com/F3vcfiNowY
— ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2023
Modi also gifted the Bidens a sandalwood box.
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, 2023