Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached New York from Dublin early this morning on the second leg of the two-nation tour to Ireland and the US. During his five-day stay in the US, Mr Modi will address the UN Summit for the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, Leaders' Summit on peacekeeping, G-4 summit. He will also meet US President Barack Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and leaders of several other countries. He will also meet business leaders in New York. Mr Modi will also travel to San Jose, Silicon Valley on Saturday and Sunday where he will interact with several CEOs of world's top IT companies and will also address the Indian community.<br/><br/>Before his departure for New York, the Prime Minister addressed the Indian diaspora in Dublin last evening. Mr Modi said, the youth of the country will give a new direction to India's future and the country is poised to emerge as a strong force at global level in the days to come. He said the entire world is talking about India's development and 21st century belongs to Asia, in particular India. He said India became a key player in BRICS-countries and several institutions, like International Monetary Fund, felt that BRICS emerged as a powerful force due to India.<br/><br/>Modi said if the present pace of development continues, poverty will be eliminated from the country in the next 30 years and all youth will get employment. He said Yoga has become popular all over the world and the country's ancient knowledge and systems are being used by several countries for holistic health care. The Prime Minister also said that he had fruitful discussions with his Irish counterpart Enda Kenny and wished that the bilateral relations between the two countries would reach higher level in the coming days. He said India will attend the centenary celebrations of Irish freedom struggle next year.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent covering the Prime Minister's visit reports that nearly 2,000 Indians attended the community reception event. Earlier in the day, Mr Modi and Mr Kenny held talks on a wide range of bilateral and multi-lateral issues ranging from information technology, bio technology, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and clean energy. Both countries also agreed for direct air services to boost tourism.<br/><br/>Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ireland has set a platform for more ministerial engagements and high level visits in the near future. Talking exclusively to AIR correspondent, the Foreign Minister said, Mr Modi's visit provided an opportunity to discuss bilateral matters and also global issues.<br/><br/>Mr Flanagan said, though Mr Modi's visit was very short, it served as a building block to have intense relationship in several areas including tourism, education and health. Stating that both India and Ireland have much in common like similar constitutional framework and parliamentary democracies, he said, both countries are committed to economic development and employment generation. He hoped that both countries would start direct air link services soon.