<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama hugged warmly as the two leaders met here on Monday for their third summit meeting in a year.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Leaders of the oldest and largest democracy meet! PM @narendarmodi and @POTUS greet each other in New York," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted along with a picture of the two leaders embracing each other.<br /><br />"An embrace at the entrance. PM @narendramodi meets President @BarackObama for their 5th meeting in one year," tweeted external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup.<br /><br />Modi and Obama have also met twice during multilateral summits over the past year.<br />The two sides later met for delegation-level talks.<br /><br />"A partnership that will define the 21st century. PM @narendramodi & Pres @BarackObama hold delegation level talks," tweeted the MEA.<br /><br />The meeting comes days after the first India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue here, headed by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State John Kerry.<br /><br />Modi returned to New York on Monday on the last leg of his five-day US tour after spending two days in the West Coast where he met IT honchos, including of Google, Facebook and others.<br /><br />He started the day with a meeting with his British counterpart David Cameron and then met French President Francois Hollande.<br /><br />Modi is also slated to attend a summit, organised by Obama, on countries that contribute to UN peacekeeping forces</p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama hugged warmly as the two leaders met here on Monday for their third summit meeting in a year.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Leaders of the oldest and largest democracy meet! PM @narendarmodi and @POTUS greet each other in New York," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted along with a picture of the two leaders embracing each other.<br /><br />"An embrace at the entrance. PM @narendramodi meets President @BarackObama for their 5th meeting in one year," tweeted external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup.<br /><br />Modi and Obama have also met twice during multilateral summits over the past year.<br />The two sides later met for delegation-level talks.<br /><br />"A partnership that will define the 21st century. PM @narendramodi & Pres @BarackObama hold delegation level talks," tweeted the MEA.<br /><br />The meeting comes days after the first India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue here, headed by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State John Kerry.<br /><br />Modi returned to New York on Monday on the last leg of his five-day US tour after spending two days in the West Coast where he met IT honchos, including of Google, Facebook and others.<br /><br />He started the day with a meeting with his British counterpart David Cameron and then met French President Francois Hollande.<br /><br />Modi is also slated to attend a summit, organised by Obama, on countries that contribute to UN peacekeeping forces</p>