Modi and Trump probably meet on February 13, Trump may host a dinner for PM | World News

Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi probably meets US President Donald Trump on February 13 in Washington DC, people, who are familiar with the development. Trump is also likely to host a dinner for Modi during the Prime Minister’s visit.

Modi is expected to arrive in Washington DC on the evening of February 12 after wrapping his visit to France and will stay in the US capital until February 14. He is expected to have other engagements both with American business leaders and with society.

After their first call, since he joined last Monday, Trump told journalists that Modi would probably visit the White House in February. The Indian side has been eager for an early commitment between leaders, banking on the personal report between Modi and Trump to pave the way for both deeper cooperation and prevent potentially difficult problems from undermining the relationship.

In the reading of the call, the White House said that Trump had emphasized to Modi, the importance of India buying more lower safety equipment and moving towards a fair trade relationship. In the wake of Trump’s tariffs in Canada, Mexico and China, the conversation about trade has taken even more attention.

People who are familiar with the administration’s thinking have said that Trump is determined to reduce the US trade deficit with India and strike more aggressively for American commercial interests in India during this period with a clear focus on results. The Indian side has already signaled its willingness to make more energy purchases, and in the recent budget reduced the customs of key elements that may benefit American companies. The announcement of the intention to change the nuclear liability legislation in the budget also opens up space for more commercial nuclear cooperation with the United States.

Trump had stated that he discussed the question of illegal immigration with Modi and Modi would “do the right thing”. India has already said that it will take back all the Indians who had illegally entered the United States after they were duly identified as Indian. The extent of the question remains uncertain and the control of the optics around it is politically sensitive, especially considering that a large number of illegal immigrants are from Gujarat.

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On the strategic side, there is an expectation that both sides will signal continued technology cooperation, either within the same framework for the initiative on critical and new technologies or a repackaged initiative of a similar species. The United States is also eager for greater interoperability between military on both sides, and has sent signals that it is willing to look at export control regulations conditioned by Indian defense acquisitions.

With Minister of External Affairs, Jaisankar already attended a square Minister of Foreign Affairs Meeting after the new US administration took over and the reading of the call between Trump and Modi confirms the importance of grouping, the visit is likely to see a commitment from Trump to visit India later in the year to participate in Quad Leaders’ Summit.

Trump’s National Security Council directly handles the visit of the US with national security adviser Michael Waltz and Ricky Gill, Senior Director of South and Central Asia, who take the lead.

The visit will take place at a time when the US administration still does not have its core staff in the India account in the rest of the administration. In the Ministry of State, both assistant secretary Donald Lu and Deputy Assistant Secretary Nancy Jackson have moved on. The administration has not announced its appointed to Assistant Secretary Post with Eric Meyer – whose last three field postings have been in Norway, North Macedonia and Kazakhstan – who temporarily served as a senior agency – Officer of South and Central Asia.

At the Pentagon, the administration has not announced its election to assistant secretary, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of South and Southeast Asia is John Andrew Byers, who has also proposed a policy of restraint in relation to China. Trump has also not announced an American ambassador for India yet.

Given the time limits and the lack of adequate considerations about staff and inter-agent relationship and send a signal to the rest of the system on how to build convergers and handle deviations.

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