PM Narendra Modi arrived in USA to hold high-level bilateral talks with President Donald Trump on a wide range of subjects, including trade and technology, defence and security, energy and people-to-people ties.

Key Highlights

• President Donald Trump welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House in Washington, D.C., with a firm handshake and a warm hug, referring to him as a “great friend” for many years.
• The two leaders addressed the media with brief statements and answered several questions before proceeding to key discussions.
• Their meeting came just hours after Trump announced a new reciprocal tariff policy affecting all US trading partners.