File photo: US President Barack Obama with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Associated Press)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked US President Barack Obama for writing a profile on him in Time magazine, terming the US President's words as "touching and inspiring".
The Prime Minister tweeted, In the article titled 'India's Reformer-in-Chief', Mr Obama has described Modi's life story "from poverty to Prime Minister" as one that reflects the dynamism and potential of India's rise.
"Today, he's the leader of the world's largest democracy, and his life story-from poverty to Prime Minister-reflects the dynamism and potential of India's rise," Mr Obama said.