Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met US President Barack Obama at the White House over dinner, ahead of formal talks on Tuesday.<br /><br />The two leaders "exchanged anecdotes about their first few days in office, to see if they had anything in common", India's foreign ministry said.<br /><br />Earlier, Mr Modi met the CEOs of top global firms in New York in an effort to persuade them to invest in India.<br /><br />He assured them that he was committed to liberalising the economy.<br /><br />Mr Modi gifted the president a copy of Gita, one of the most revered texts of Hinduism, a rare photo of Martin Luther King at Rajghat, the memorial of India's independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, and a copy of a speech he gave in India, he added.<br /><br />The Indian leader did not eat at the dinner as he is observing a nine-day religious fast, but he told President Obama to "please go ahead as normal" while he sipped warm water, officials said.<br /><br />The two leaders are due to hold official talks on Tuesday.<br /><br />Earlier on Monday, the prime minister met top American business leaders to seek investments to drive India's manufacturing sector.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
