PM Modi will go to America on February 12, will meet President Donald Trump: Sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on a two -day visit to the US from 12 February, where he will hold extensive talks with US President Donald Trump. People who have knowledge about the case gave this information on Monday. He said that according to the plan, Modi will go to Washington DC after finishing his two -day visit to Paris.

This will be Prime Minister Modi’s first bilateral visit to America after Trump became President for his second term. Without a few weeks of coming to power for the second term of the Trump administration, Modi going to Washington DC will join some selected foreign leaders on a bilateral visit.

PM’s first bilateral journey after Trump’s victory

This will be the Prime Minister’s first bilateral visit to the Prime Minister after Trump holds the President for the second term of Trump on January 20 after his brilliant election victory in November. Modi will also include a handful of foreign leaders traveling to Washington DC on a bilateral visit within a few weeks of Trump administration coming to power. However, no official statement has yet come on Modi’s visit. Last week, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had said that New Delhi is working with Washington for PM Modi’s “early” visit to America. Are traveling

PM Modi will be worried about tariffs and immigration issues

Modi’s visit to America is going on the backdrop of concerns in India about the US President’s approach on immigration and tariffs. On Sunday, President Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports as well as 10 percent additional tax on Chinese goods.

During the phone conversation on 27 January, Modi and Trump had expressed a desire to work towards a “reliable” partnership with focus on promoting Indo-US cooperation in the areas of trade, energy and defense. After the phone conversation, the White House said that Trump emphasized the importance of India to increase the purchase of security equipment -made security equipment and move towards fair bilateral trade relations.

New Delhi on Saturday announced a plan to amend its nuclear obligation law and establish a nuclear power mission, the step before Modi’s visit to America. Some sections of the Civil Liability Act, 2010 for India’s nuclear damage have emerged as a hindrance in the implementation of the historic civil nuclear deal, which was fixed between the two strategic partners about 16 years ago.

It is learned that India is exploring the possibility of civil nuclear cooperation with the US in small modular reactors (SMR). The US -based Holtec International is considered one of the leading SMR exporters globally and is believed to be interested in cooperating with the American firm.

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