Modi to start US visit with yoga on the UN lawn, a savvy and symbolic choice for India’s leader

Published June 20, 2023 11:17 PM

By JENNIFER PELTZ
Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There will be plenty of time to discuss global tensions during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. this week. But he’s starting his day Wednesday by highlighting a pursuit of inner tranquility. His public schedule for the day opens with a group yoga session on the United Nations’ north lawn. The event honors the International Day of Yoga. Modi persuaded the U.N. to designate the day in 2014 as an annual observance. The yoga-themed U.N. visit is a savvy and symbolic choice for a premier who has made the ancient discipline both a personal practice and a diplomatic tool.

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