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India, U.S trying to arrange meeting between Modi, Trump

NEW DELHI: Indian and U.S. diplomats are trying to arrange a February meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, two Indian sources familiar with the discussions told a British news agency.

However, it’s not certain the leaders will meet in February. Sources said a bilateral meeting was possible later in the year, including when leaders of the Quad grouping of India, Australia, Japan, and the U.S. meet at an annual summit hosted by India.

Trump’s return to the White House has raised worries about the imposition of tariffs on India, a country he said has high tariffs on U.S. products and indicated that he favoured reciprocating them.

But the sources said New Delhi was willing to offer some concessions to Washington and was open to offering incentives to attract more U.S. investment.


Other topics of discussion between the two leaders would be enhancing partnerships in technology and defence, the sources said.

Migration would be another area of discussion, as Trump has pledged a crackdown on illegal immigration but has said he is open to legal migration of skilled workers.

India, known for its massive pool of IT professionals, many of whom work across the world, accounts for the bulk of the skilled worker H-1B visas issued by the United States.

Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who attended Trump’s inauguration on Monday, met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and they discussed concerns related to “irregular migration” on Tuesday, the U.S. State Department said.