China's state media China Central Television (CCTV) aired a special live coverage of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first official visit to U.S., which began on Monday. 

CCTV's live coverage comes amid reports of China's vehement opposition to India's entry into the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG).

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However, the CCTV report did not adopt a confrontational tone and provided a neutral point of view on Modi's U.S. visit. It said that New Delhi considers Washington as a "key ally" in its pursuit for NSG membership. 

After meeting Modi on Tuesday, President Obama stated that U.S. fully backs India's NSG bid.

The report added that several nations are supporting China's stand that India must not be included in the NSG unless it signs the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). 

The report included a statement that China's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Lu Kang, made last month. "We have talked about our position many times. The NSG is an important part of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime which is based on the cornerstone of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)," the statement said.   

The report said that India is trying to draw parallels with Brazil, which was admitted to NSG in 1992 without being a signatory to the NPT. However, Brazil had signed the Treaty of Tlatelolco, a treaty equivalent to the NPT.

Apart from the NSG, Chinese state television said that enhancing defense ties with U.S. would also be a high priority on Modi's agenda. 

"Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes to the United States expecting to close a deal for deeper defence cooperation begun by his defence chief in April," the report said.

Experts say that the U.S. is trying to shore up India's military defence in the wake of China's increasing influence in the Indian Ocean. India, over the years, has emerged as one of the biggest importers of arms and military equipment from the United States.

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