washington u.s. president barack obama meet indian prime minister narendra modi washington next month discuss security issue indian leader grant rare honor address house congress white house say obama modi discuss economic growth climate change clean energy security defense cooperation june meet modi fourth trip unite state since become prime minister 2014 visit highlight deepen u.s.-india relationship key areas white house say statement friday two countries partnership see critical washington seek counterbalance china increase power modi address joint meet u.s. congress opportunity extend foreign leaders day white house meet u.s. house speaker paul ryan say tweet invitation sharp turnaround modi bar unite state massacre muslims last year two joint address congress pope francis japanese prime minister shinzo abe another important u.s. ally asia 2005 then-u.s. president george w. bush administration deny modi visa cite 1998 u.s. law bar entry foreigners commit particularly severe violations religious freedom 1,000 people mostly muslims kill sectarian riot gujarat 2002 modi become state chief minister modi deny wrongdoing india supreme court 2010 rule case obama adopt pivot asia strategy keen encourage great indian military role east asia quickly dismiss issue invite modi white house soon call congratulate win 2014 election unite state also keen encourage great business trade india progress gradual late march chief executive u.s. nuclear reactor maker westinghouse electric say expect sign deal june build six reactors india marathon negotiations begin decade ago deal would first nuclear commercial power project since unite state india agree 2008 cooperate civil nuclear arena westinghouse own japan toshiba corp. india 's modi meet obama address congress next month