Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington DC Thursday (local time) for a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump. He also met US intel chief Tulsi Gabbard.
The meeting 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.