Washington DC:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met for the first time today as Trump returned to the White House for a second term. PM Modi is one of the first global leaders to travel to the US for an official visit and meet Donald Trump after his election victory.
Both leaders are having bilateral talks at the White House, where they will discuss the entire gamut of the relationship. However, attention will be on trade, tariffs and immigration.
The two leaders shook hands and embraced each other, before they sat together and addressed the International Press at the White House immediately before holding bilateral talks. “I appreciate how President Trump always keeps his country first. I do the same – this is something we have,” PM Modi said, in which Donald Trump said, “He is very much in India He is doing good work and he (PM Modi) and I share a great friendship and we will continue to build relations between our nations. “
The two leaders raised questions from the media -including the Russian -Ukraine war as well as the crisis in Bangladesh and the deep state of the US. “America has not joined Bangladesh,” Donald Trump said to solve “I am leaving the issue of Bangladesh”.
Answering a question on India’s possible role in ending the Russia-Ukraine war, PM Modi said, “I support Donald Trump’s efforts to find a possible solution to end the war. It seems like India has become neutral during the war. But I would like to repeat that India is not neutral – instead it has been in favor of peace. “
“When I met President Putin, I also said that ‘this is not an era for war’. He said.
On a question about tariffs and possible trade deals between India and the US, Donald Trump said, “We are going to do some amazing business deals for India and America during our current term as President.”
However, an hour before the bilateral meeting, President Trump officially announced a mutual tariff on all countries. He also talked about how India is “right on top of the pack” when it comes to tariff. During the meeting, PM Modi’s priority is likely to negotiate adaptable deals with Washington, which aims to avoid high tariffs and expand the trade baskets between the two countries.
Cases related to foreign investment, energy, defense, technology, visa and immigration are also more on the agenda.
This is PM Modi’s 10th visit to the United States as Prime Minister and the fourth visit with Trump as President. Biden hosted him in a formal state trip in 2024. PM Modi’s first visit to America as Prime Minister in 2014 when Barack Obama was the President.
