Modi in US 2015: Barack Obama and Narendra Modi hug as they meet for the fifth time in a year

After his whirlwind  tour of Silicon Valley, Narendra Modi met his old friend Barack Obama and shared a warm embrace on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Vikas Swarup tweeted: "An embrace at the entrance. PM @narendramodi meets President @BarackObama for their 5th meeting in 1 year."

An embrace at the entrance. PM @narendramodi meets President @BarackObama for their 5th meeting in 1 year. pic.twitter.com/ydDK4sL1BJ

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) September 28, 2015

Talks with President Obama begin. pic.twitter.com/V9xYaBtwjH

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 28, 2015

Speaking at the event, Barack Obama said: "The United States is prepared to work with any nation, including Russia and Iran, to resolve the conflict," Obama told the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. "But we must recognize that there cannot be, after so much bloodshed, so much carnage, a return to the pre-war status quo."

"There is no room for accommodating an apocalyptic cult like ISIL (Islamic State) and the United States makes no apology for using our military as part of a broad coalition to go after it," he said. He described Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a tyrant. (Watch: The live United Nations General Assembly Debate)