President Joe Biden had an awkward moment when he appeared to realize the Indian national anthem was playing rather than "The Star Spangled Banner," resulting in him slowly lowering his hand from his heart.

Standing next to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Biden appeared to believe that "The Star Spangled Banner" would be played by the orchestra first, raising his hand to his heart. However, video showed the president slowly lowering his hand back to his side when the Indian national anthem began to play.

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Modi seemed either unfazed or unaware, standing still with his hands resting at his side.

The Indian prime minister is making his second visit to the United States with Biden as president. His trip has drawn controversy, particularly from the Democratic Party's left wing, which takes issue with some of Modi's domestic policies. The White House has said that India is facing a "backsliding" of democracy under Modi and has promised that Biden will confront the problem during the visit, as well as other alleged abuses.

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"The president and the prime minister have discussed religious discrimination, treatment of minorities, issues of press freedoms, and the president will not shy away from those conversations going forward," a senior administration official told reporters Wednesday.

"The president approaches some of these discussions and issues with a degree of humility," he said. "[He] understands that our own society, our own democracy has been under challenge and we have our own issues that we're grappling with. And so, I think he seeks to have a dialogue that is really one based more in mutual challenges and other issues that we're grappling with than simply hectoring, lecturing, and scolding."