Modi showcases India's cultural influence through yoga at UN and White House meetings.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed yoga poses at the UN headquarters to kick off his US visit and celebrate the International Day of Yoga. Modi has made yoga a personal practice and a diplomatic tool, promoting it as a way to stretch India's influence abroad. The event set a Guinness World Record for most nationalities at a yoga lesson and drew dignitaries such as U.N. General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi and Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. Modi will hold formal talks with President Joe Biden on Thursday, with the US looking to India as a key partner in checking China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific region.
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- Video: Modi Participates in Yoga Session at the United Nations The New York Times
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