DHAKA: United States president Barack Obama will co-host Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s regular monthly radio phone-in show next week as part of his packed three-day visit to New Delhi.

The announcement was made in a tweet by Modi, who called on listeners to send in their questions for the January 27 edition of Mann ki Baat (From the Heart), which is usually in Hindi.

‘This month’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ episode will be a special one, where our Republic Day guest @BarackObama & I will share our thoughts together,’ Modi said, reports The Straits Times.

The programme will illustrate ‘a special bond between India & USA’, the Prime Minister added on Twitter.

Obama is due to arrive in New Delhi on Sunday, the first sitting US president to make a return trip to India.

BDST: 1312 HRS, JAN 22, 2015