File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Silicon Valley, where he will address Indian Americans and will also speak at the prestigious Stanford University, during his visit to the US this September.
PM Modi will be in America from September 23 to 28, and will attend meetings at the United Nations, in New York in the first part of his visit, sources said.
He heads to the San Francisco Bay Area for a two-day visit on September 26 and massive preps are on to host him at the Silicon Valley, known as the tech hub of the world.
PM Modi will address an estimated 20,000 members of the Indian-American community at the SAP Centre, an indoor arena in San Jose, California. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit California in 33 years, the Indo-American community of West Coast USA said in a press release, detailing preparations for the visit.
"Leading up to and after the reception, high-impact meetings and programs are being planned to promote the shared ideals of innovation and entrepreneurship that define both the Silicon Valley and a vibrant India under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi," it said.
The Prime Minister is also expected to visit the offices of Internet giant Google.
Also in California, he will make a speech at the famous Stanford University.
PM Modi flies back to New York on September 28 for a bilateral meeting with President Obama.
The Prime Minister had visited the US in September last year and had been received by the Indian-American community at a grand event at New York's Madison Square Garden.
The San Francisco-Bay Area, of which Silicon Valley is a part, is home to about half a million Indian-Americans.