Almost an hour late, the Modi-Biden joint press conference began with the opening statement by President Biden.
Prime Minister Modi speaks in Hindi with the US and foreign press personnel listening to the English translation on the headsets provided.
The questions were opened with a caveat that there has been a delay and that there is a paucity of time.
Sabrina Siddiqui from Wall Street Journal asked President Biden about calling Xi a dictator, and questioned Modi about human rights concerns.
-- Abhijit Masih at The White House