PM Modi meets USIntel Chief Tulsi Gabbard for bilateral talks
The talks come amid tensions surrounding tariffs, Trump’s controversial Gaza peace plan, and mass deportation of illegal immigrants
PM Modi Lands in Washington DC for bilateral meet with President Donald Trump. Also met US intel chief Tulsi Gabbard.The meet between the two leaders comes amid heightened tensions surrounding Trump’s trade tariffs on several countries, his controversial Gaza peace plan, and his ongoing mass deportation of illegal immigrants. These issues are likely to feature prominently in their discussions as both leaders seek to strengthen bilateral ties.
PM Modi will be the fourth global leader to meet Trump at the White House since his inauguration on January 20. The US President has already hosted Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and Jordan’s King Abdullah during the early weeks of his second presidency.
PM met Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard on the first day of his US visit.
On 13 February(Thursday) PM Modi will be hosted by the US President Donald Trump in what would be the first bilateral talks between the two leaders after Trump assumed the presidency for a second term last month.
With Trump’s tariff policy sending shockwave across the world, Modi’s key priority is likely to be to pre-empt any punitive trade action by Washington against India. People closely tracking India-US ties said there is a possibility of both sides exploring the option of looking at a trade pact to avoid high tariffs and expand the overall trade basket.
In their meeting, the two leaders are likely to broadly focus on ramping up India-US cooperation in sectors like trade, investment, energy, defence, technology and immigration.
The PM’S visit to the American capital comes days after the Trump administration deported 104 Indians in handcuffs and shackles on a military aircraft that sparked outrage in India.
Modi and Trump are likely to focus on boosting the energy ties.
News Edit KV Raman
