Watch live: Indian Prime Minister Modi addresses joint meeting of Congress
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the inauguration of the revamped Central Vista Avenue at the India Gate in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Modi urged the country to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename Rajpath, a boulevard that was once called Kingsway after King George V, Modi called it a "symbol of slavery" under the British Raj.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to deliver an address Thursday afternoon to a joint meeting of Congress.
President Biden welcomed Modi Thursday morning for his first official state visit to Washington, alongside a 7,000-strong crowd that included members from the Indian American community, diplomats and senior U.S. officials.
Prime Minister Modi’s government has been criticized both in India and abroad for the treatment of Muslims in the country and a weakening of press freedoms. Modi’s visit has elicited some controversy with several lawmakers saying they will boycott the Indian leader’s address to Congress.
The event is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. ET.
Watch the live video above.