According to the White House, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may travel to the US next week to meet with President Donald Trump.
According to other reports, Modi may enter the US president’s two-day trip’s meal. Formal working visit dates have not yet been announced.
Modi will be one of the first international leaders to match Trump during his second term. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is now in Washington, and Shigeru Ishiba, the prime minister of Japan, is scheduled to visit this year.
Modi and Trump shared warm relations during the US president’s first term. Last week they held a “productive” phone call and discussed illegal immigration, security and trade ties, the White House said.
Analysts predict it will be interesting to see if the two men’s joviality will help to quell concerns about immigration and business.
Trump criticized India for imposing increased tariffs, calling Modi a “great head” last year.
Confirmation of the Indian leader’s visit to Washington came shortly after a US military flight deporting about 100 Indian nationals landed in the state of Punjab.
All passengers on board are said to have both entered the US improperly or overstayed their visa.
During previous week’s contact, Trump said he was certain India” will do the proper thing” when it comes to illegal immigration.
He has made it a top priority to deport illegal foreigners in large numbers. Earlier, Bloomberg reported that 18, 000 illegal Indian migrants living illegally in the US had so far been identified, but the true amount is likely to be higher.
There were an estimated 725, 000 illegal Indian immigrants in the US last year, according to the Pew Research Center.
India’s export to the US have so far escaped levies.
Trump has previously referred to India as a “tariff ruler” and a “big perpetrator” of trade ties, and threatened mutual action if Delhi failed to lower import fees.
India’s new budget saw responsibilities slashed on a range of products, including high-end scooters like the classic Harley Davidson.
This was a sign that India’s finance minister was” not a price king,” the finance minister told local advertising.
The American foreign ministry announced last week that the two nations were working to strengthen their diplomatic relations.
S. Jaishankar, the Indian foreign secretary, spoke with Marco Rubio and S. Jaishankar, the president of the United States, while in Washington.
In November, following Trump’s election win, Jaishankar said the country was not stressed about working with the US leader.