Session of the U.S. Congress, he was the sixth Indian Prime Minister to address the U.S. Congress.

♤ A hotline was established in 2015 between the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. White House. It was the only new hotline that was established during the eight years of Obama Administration. India is only the fourth country after Russia, Britain and China with which the US has a hotline. In 2004, India and Pakistan agreed to establish hotlines at the level of foreign secretaries, and in 2010 New Delhi and Beijing announced to establish a hotline at the foreign ministry level.