So this also prompted Obama to lay the red carpet out.Break Protocol and give Modi a tour of the Luther Memorial or address him by his first name or write a joint editorial with him or even write an article praising Modi in TIMES.Most of which he hadnt done for any other Indian PM.
To be fair, Obama mentioned many times that he held Manmohan Singh in high personal regard. I didn't see him mentioning the same about Modi as yet.
Also, it was Modi who was referring to him by the first name.