PM Modi to meet President Trump again in New York. Watch this video to know more.

PM Modi to meet President Trump again in New York

Referring to Trump's slogan "make America great again", Prime Minister Modi said that the US President has achieved much for the United States. He added that India has connected well with President Trump and endorsed the latter by saying "Abki baar, Trump Sakar". Watch this video to know more.

US President has achieved much for the United States: PM Modi at 'Howdy, Modi' event

Addressing the mega event, Trump said that India has never invested in the United States like this before, assuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again that America is looking forward to work with India to make the world's two largest democracies prosperous than ever before. Watch this video to know more.

India has never invested in the United States like this before: President Trump at 'Howdy, Modi' event

'Howdy Modi': PM Modi compliments President Trump's sense of leadership

US President has achieved much for the United States: PM Modi at 'Howdy Modi'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing over 50,000 Indian-Americans at the ‘Howdy, Modi’ event, made a veiled attack on Pakistan without naming it. Watch this video to know more.

'Howdy, Modi’: Prime Minister Modi shames Pakistan without naming it

In this segment of WION, listen to the key takeaways of PM Modi's visit to the U.S with Former Indian diplomat to G. Parthasarathy.

Key takeaways of PM Modi's visit to the U.S with Former Indian diplomat G. Parthasarathy

Multiple bilateral engagements are on the agenda of PM Modi's US visit. Watch this video to know more.

PM Modi US visit: Multiple bilateral engagements on agenda

PM Modi takes a jibe at Imran Khan, targets Pakistan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held round table meeting with chief executive officers (CEOs) of oil companies in Houston on Sunday hours before the mega 'Howdy, Modi' event. PM Modi arrived in Houston on Saturday and was accorded a very warm reception by members of the Indian community in the city. Watch this video to know more.

Indian PM Modi meets energy sector bigwigs

Indian PM Narendra Modi will address leaders' dialogue on counter terrorism in the US. Watch this video to know more.

Indian PM Modi to focus on counter terrorism in US

Watch WION's report from the Swaminarayan temple in Houston.

WION report from the Swaminarayan temple in Houston

Indian PM Modi will be inaugurating Gandhi Solar Park on September 24th in New York. Watch this video to know more.

Indian PM Modi to inaugurate 50KW Gandhi Solar Park in New York

PM Modi US visit: 50,000 people to attend Howdy Modi event

Indian PM Narendra Modi will also be attending UN Climate Action Summit 2019 in New York. Watch this video to know more.

Indian PM Modi to attend UN Climate Action Summit 2019

WION is in conversation with the Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner. Watch this video to know more.

PM Modi US visit: WION speaks to the Mayor of Houston

PM Modi meets with oil-sectors CEOs

PM Modi US visit: Countdown to 'Howdy Modi' event begins

Red carpet welcome for PM Modi in US

Stay tuned on WION for the most intense reportage, direct from USA. #WIONUSADirect

Stay tuned on WION for the most intense reportage, direct from USA | WION USA Direct

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met and interacted with a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits in Houston, United States. During the interaction, one of a Kashmir pandit went on to kiss PM Modi’s hands and thanked him on behalf of 7 lakh Kashmiri Pandits.

PM Modi to Kashmiri Pandits: You've suffered a lot, We have to build a new Kashmir

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with members of Sikh community in Houston, United States. During the interaction, the members of Sikh community lauded PM Modi on some key decisions taken by his government since coming to power for the second term. Watch this video to know more.

PM Modi meets Sikhs, Bohra and Kashmiri Pandit communities in Houston

From PM Narendra Modi's Mega NRI Event to the highly anticipated UNGA meet, WION brings to you latest updates around the globe. Stay tuned all this week for the most intense reportage, direct from USA.

WION brings to you special coverage of PM Modi's US visit | WION USA Direct

Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Thursday noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the United States on late afternoon of September 21 till the forenoon of September 27. Gokhale noted that the two cities that are on the prime minister’s itinerary are Houston in Texas and then in New York.

WION Dispatch: Itinerary of PM Modi's US visit revealed

Know 3 main pillars to PM Modi's US visit

Indian Foreign ministry briefs media, PM Modi to visit US from September 21-27

<p>It happens to be one of the most successful trips made by an Indian prime minister to the US. Evidently, Modi and Trump have found a &quot;true friend&quot; in each other. The &quot;bear hug&quot; and the &quot;handshake&quot;, as well as the joint declaration, indicate that the Modi-Trump summit is far from the cold meeting that happened between Nehru and Kennedy in the 1960s. While India&#39;s first prime minister in his disdainful attitude could find little common ground with a rich and arrogant Kennedy, Trump and Modi have agreed on a number of mutually shared interest areas.&nbsp;</p>

<p>There was little doubt that Modi would find anything less than a sympathetic ear in Trump on matters relating to Islamic terror. However, it came as a surprise to many that, the two leaders would find a common ground of interest in matters related to trade and technology. But Modi&#39;s opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal clearly brings out how keen the Indian prime minister is to project the bilateral business partnership as the sign of shared commitment to a similar set of political system. Ever since independence, India has done business with the US but never has it been so forthright in claiming that the both countries belong to the same political camp.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The success of the Modi-Trump meeting effectively displays how political-economic imperatives can overturn the historical trajectory of a bilateral relationship. A close analysis of Modi and Trump&#39;s joint declaration at the conclusion of the meeting reveals that in spite of all the rhetoric surrounding &quot;Make in India&quot; and &quot;Make America Great&quot;, both the leaders, in the name of &quot;unleashing amazing prosperity and growth&quot; are willing to find common areas&nbsp;of economic cooperation.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Just before leaving for his US trip, Modi wrote that India sees the US as the country&#39;s &quot;natural partner&quot;. Diplomatically speaking, this is a clear departure from the Cold War days when India refused to side with the US and insisted on a non-aligned posture. The global fawning of terrorist networks and the two country&#39;s bitter experience with terrorism not only brought the countries together on defense and strategy related matters, it also ensured that the two countries would now collaborate on the technological frontier to make, as Modi said, &quot;our seas, cyberspace and outer space&quot; more secure.</p>

<p>As the imperatives of a globalised economy press hard on both India and the US, both countries are now actively seizing all opportunities to build a partnership based on common trade and technological interest. Thus, while US companies, such as Amazon, Apple, Google seek markets in India, the latter hopes that the &quot;thriving&quot; Indian-American community in the US will help in furthering India&#39;s economic interest abroad. Modi&#39;s diplomatic visits are, therefore, closely coupled with events, such as meetings with Indian CEOs of multi-national corporations, building bridges with prospering start-ups, while the prime minister constantly emphasised on how the Indian-American community can act as a metaphor for what the two countries are capable of achieving if they decide to nurture enterprise and reward hard work.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Through the celebratory reference to enterprising Indians, Modi is understandably trying to press a case against the recent Trump administration&#39;s announcements over H1B visas. Indians constitute the highest number of H1B visa holder in the USA, numbering somewhere around 1,26,692 in 2016. A significant majority of these visa holders are engineers, more particularly IT professionals. Companies in the US need their expertise which is available at a much cheaper rate than an American or European professional. The sheer number of Indian tech professionals in the US&nbsp;make them crucial in a bilateral relationship. This is evident from the eagerness Modi has shown showcasing&nbsp;India&#39;s strength in information technology to claim a position of leadership in what he sees to be the digital age.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The future of the bilateral relationship between the two countries now seems to be grounded on the power of emerging technologies, new infrastructure, and the &quot;enthusiasm and excitement of very hardworking and very dynamic people.&quot; What we are witnessing in the international arena is actually reflective of how India is changing domestically. The Modi government&#39;s mantra has become better governance that balances political openness with goal-oriented technocracy. While the level of&nbsp;political openness in India is still a debatable issue, the present regime has shown unwavering commitment to develop India along the technocratic path where the quality of governance matters more than regime type.</p>

<p>&quot;There is a high tide of hope for change in India&quot; Prime Minister Narendra Modi boldly proclaimed to the world on the eve of his meeting with President Donald Trump. Clearly, as India emerges as a leading economic power in the global circuit, much in India is changing. The process of democratisation, howsoever fraught, is giving away to a pursuit to build an effective technocratic government in India. Such a government is interested more in &quot;good governance&quot; and less in politics. Instead of carrying forward the Nehruvian ideal of a democratic socialist state as India&#39;s answer to underdevelopment, Narendra Modi believes in the endless &quot;possibilities of technology and innovation&quot; to solve the national problems.</p>

<p>Technocratic regimes, like the one PM Modi, is trying to build, carry an assurance of certainty. It promises to deliver what the citizens universally proclaim they want: world-class infrastructure, affordable health care, sanitation, electricity, connectivity, and housing. Modi&#39;s mantra of &quot;minimum government, maximum governance&quot; seeks to achieve its promised goals of transparent governance and economic development without politicising the agendas. The American citizens, including a large number of Indian professionals and business personnel who are tired of red-tapeism of the previous regimes, are wholeheartedly embracing these new shifts in outlook.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The business community in India and foreign investors are cosying up to the idea of India developing as a smart technocracy. They want national infrastructure in roads, railways and power, to which Modi has pledged nearly $200 billion in long-term funding. They need these to expand their business and don&#39;t care much that in the global South often this infrastructure building comes with serious problems of population displacement. For the level of technocratic governance India is hoping to achieve, such a regime will increasingly find mass politics disruptive. The very nature of mass politics is messy;&nbsp;it is incompatible with the technocratic mindset which prioritises rigour over haphazard democratic cycles.</p>

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<p>If democracy is messy and can, on occasions, act as a hindrance to developmental goals, bilateral relation often takes an unpredictable course. For instance, all the hopes pinned on making information technology an important component of bilateral relation can go unrealised&nbsp;if more Indian engineers, such as Srinivas Kuchibhotlas get killed in the US. Similarly, if the Trump administration does get away with imposing stricter control over the issuance of H1B visas, all the praise about&nbsp;hardworking Indian-American community may remain only as a rhetoric.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Similarly, the high hopes of building a partnership in the energy sector can also encounter stumbling blocks, particularly because Trump in the recent past has taken&nbsp;a swing at India for taking boatloads of money in the name of climate change. With Qatar in crisis, India needs liquid natural gas (LNG) supply from the US. In the declaration after the summit, Trump did say that the US is &quot;looking forward to exporting more American energy to India&quot; but this will come with a price tag. The President has admitted that his government is &quot;trying to get the price up a little bit.&quot; Trump&#39;s commitment to delivering LNG to India does not come from a commitment to build a clean environment. For him, it is a business proposition: more gas for more money and more jobs. The moment Trump feels any of this business deal is not what he calls to be &quot;fair&quot; and &quot;reciprocal&quot;, the promises of working together will go unrealised.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Thus, it is for time to tell if the friendship between the leaders will last the shifting dynamics of international relations and, more importantly, if at the implementation level, the two countries can find a compromise between &quot;Make in India&quot; and &quot;Make America great&quot;. At the end of the day, no matter how hard a technocratic regime tries to deliver in the name of development, it always flounders in the treacherous rocks of democratic politics.&nbsp;</p>

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The business community in India and foreign investors are cosying up to the idea of India developing as a smart technocracy

It happens to be one of the most successful trips made by an Indian prime minister to the US. Evidently, Modi and Trump have found a "true friend" in each other. The "bear hug" and the "handshake", as well as the joint declaration, indicate that the Modi-Trump summit is far from the cold meeting that happened between Nehru and Kennedy in the 1960s. While India's first prime minister in his disdainful attitude could find little common ground with a rich and arrogant Kennedy, Trump and Modi have agreed on a number of mutually shared interest areas. There was little doubt that Modi would find anything less than a sympathetic ear in Trump on matters relating to Islamic terror. However, it came as a surprise to many that, the two leaders would find a common ground of interest in matters related to trade and technology. But Modi's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal clearly brings out how keen the Indian prime minister is to project the bilateral business partnership as the sign of shared commitment to a similar set of political system. Ever since independence, India has done business with the US but never has it been so forthright in claiming that the both countries belong to the same political camp. The success of the Modi-Trump meeting effectively displays how political-economic imperatives can overturn the historical trajectory of a bilateral relationship × The success of the Modi-Trump meeting effectively displays how political-economic imperatives can overturn the historical trajectory of a bilateral relationship. A close analysis of Modi and Trump's joint declaration at the conclusion of the meeting reveals that in spite of all the rhetoric surrounding "Make in India" and "Make America Great", both the leaders, in the name of "unleashing amazing prosperity and growth" are willing to find common areas of economic cooperation. Just before leaving for his US trip, Modi wrote that India sees the US as the country's "natural partner". Diplomatically speaking, this is a clear departure from the Cold War days when India refused to side with the US and insisted on a non-aligned posture. The global fawning of terrorist networks and the two country's bitter experience with terrorism not only brought the countries together on defense and strategy related matters, it also ensured that the two countries would now collaborate on the technological frontier to make, as Modi said, "our seas, cyberspace and outer space" more secure. As the imperatives of a globalised economy press hard on both India and the US, both countries are now actively seizing all opportunities to build a partnership based on common trade and technological interest. Thus, while US companies, such as Amazon, Apple, Google seek markets in India, the latter hopes that the "thriving" Indian-American community in the US will help in furthering India's economic interest abroad. Modi's diplomatic visits are, therefore, closely coupled with events, such as meetings with Indian CEOs of multi-national corporations, building bridges with prospering start-ups, while the prime minister constantly emphasised on how the Indian-American community can act as a metaphor for what the two countries are capable of achieving if they decide to nurture enterprise and reward hard work. The sheer number of Indian tech professionals in the US make them crucial in a bilateral relationship × Through the celebratory reference to enterprising Indians, Modi is understandably trying to press a case against the recent Trump administration's announcements over H1B visas. Indians constitute the highest number of H1B visa holder in the USA, numbering somewhere around 1,26,692 in 2016. A significant majority of these visa holders are engineers, more particularly IT professionals. Companies in the US need their expertise which is available at a much cheaper rate than an American or European professional. The sheer number of Indian tech professionals in the US make them crucial in a bilateral relationship. This is evident from the eagerness Modi has shown showcasing India's strength in information technology to claim a position of leadership in what he sees to be the digital age. The future of the bilateral relationship between the two countries now seems to be grounded on the power of emerging technologies, new infrastructure, and the "enthusiasm and excitement of very hardworking and very dynamic people." What we are witnessing in the international arena is actually reflective of how India is changing domestically. The Modi government's mantra has become better governance that balances political openness with goal-oriented technocracy. While the level of political openness in India is still a debatable issue, the present regime has shown unwavering commitment to develop India along the technocratic path where the quality of governance matters more than regime type. "There is a high tide of hope for change in India" Prime Minister Narendra Modi boldly proclaimed to the world on the eve of his meeting with President Donald Trump. Clearly, as India emerges as a leading economic power in the global circuit, much in India is changing. The process of democratisation, howsoever fraught, is giving away to a pursuit to build an effective technocratic government in India. Such a government is interested more in "good governance" and less in politics. Instead of carrying forward the Nehruvian ideal of a democratic socialist state as India's answer to underdevelopment, Narendra Modi believes in the endless "possibilities of technology and innovation" to solve the national problems. Technocratic regimes, like the one PM Modi, is trying to build, carry an assurance of certainty. It promises to deliver what the citizens universally proclaim they want: world-class infrastructure, affordable health care, sanitation, electricity, connectivity, and housing. Modi's mantra of "minimum government, maximum governance" seeks to achieve its promised goals of transparent governance and economic development without politicising the agendas. The American citizens, including a large number of Indian professionals and business personnel who are tired of red-tapeism of the previous regimes, are wholeheartedly embracing these new shifts in outlook. The business community in India and foreign investors are cosying up to the idea of India developing as a smart technocracy. They want national infrastructure in roads, railways and power, to which Modi has pledged nearly $200 billion in long-term funding. They need these to expand their business and don't care much that in the global South often this infrastructure building comes with serious problems of population displacement. For the level of technocratic governance India is hoping to achieve, such a regime will increasingly find mass politics disruptive. The very nature of mass politics is messy; it is incompatible with the technocratic mindset which prioritises rigour over haphazard democratic cycles. The business community in India and foreign investors are cosying up to the idea of India developing as a smart technocracy × If democracy is messy and can, on occasions, act as a hindrance to developmental goals, bilateral relation often takes an unpredictable course. For instance, all the hopes pinned on making information technology an important component of bilateral relation can go unrealised if more Indian engineers, such as Srinivas Kuchibhotlas get killed in the US. Similarly, if the Trump administration does get away with imposing stricter control over the issuance of H1B visas, all the praise about hardworking Indian-American community may remain only as a rhetoric. Similarly, the high hopes of building a partnership in the energy sector can also encounter stumbling blocks, particularly because Trump in the recent past has taken a swing at India for taking boatloads of money in the name of climate change. With Qatar in crisis, India needs liquid natural gas (LNG) supply from the US. In the declaration after the summit, Trump did say that the US is "looking forward to exporting more American energy to India" but this will come with a price tag. The President has admitted that his government is "trying to get the price up a little bit." Trump's commitment to delivering LNG to India does not come from a commitment to build a clean environment. For him, it is a business proposition: more gas for more money and more jobs. The moment Trump feels any of this business deal is not what he calls to be "fair" and "reciprocal", the promises of working together will go unrealised. Thus, it is for time to tell if the friendship between the leaders will last the shifting dynamics of international relations and, more importantly, if at the implementation level, the two countries can find a compromise between "Make in India" and "Make America great". At the end of the day, no matter how hard a technocratic regime tries to deliver in the name of development, it always flounders in the treacherous rocks of democratic politics. (WION)

Why did President Trump find a true friend in Prime Minister Modi?

<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted President Donald Trump a folio containing an original commemorative postal stamp issued by India to mark the death centenary of Abraham Lincoln and presented hand-woven shawls from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh to the First Lady.</p>

<p>The Trumps took PM Modi&nbsp;for a tour of the White House, including the residential quarters.</p>

<p>Trump also showed Modi a copy of Lincoln&#39;s famous Gettysburg address and the desk on which he wrote it.</p>

<p>The First Lady, who was present for large parts of the day during the Modi visit, also hosted a pre-dinner reception in honour of the visiting Indian Prime Minister.</p>

<p>The reception was the first major social event Melania Trump hosted for a visiting dignitary since permanently moving to the White House from New York this summer with her young son Barron.</p>

<p>&quot;It was obvious that they (the President and First Lady) went out of their way to enable a right atmosphere for the discussions,&quot; India&#39;s Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna said.</p>

<p>Modi presented Trump a folio containing an original commemorative postal stamp that had been issued by India 52 years ago in 1965 to mark the death centenary of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America.</p>

<p>Apart from honouring the memory of the former American President, the issue of this stamp also symbolised the closeness of the ideals for which Lincoln stood and those which drove Mahatma Gandhi, sources said.</p>

<p>&quot;Both leaders believed in the basic goodness of the common man, and in emancipation of the downtrodden. And both leaders led from the front, with indomitable courage against the forces of reaction and outmoded beliefs,&quot; they said.</p>

<p>The Prime Minister also presented to the President a wooden chest with an intricate inlay pattern,&nbsp;a specialty of Hoshiarpur in Punjab.</p>

<p>For the First Lady, the Prime Minister had a hamper containing a traditional, handcrafted Himachali silver bracelet, tea and honey from Kangra valley, and hand-woven shawls from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.&nbsp;</p>

<p>(PTI)</p>


Modi presented Trump a folio containing an original commemorative postal stamp marking Lincoln's death anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted President Donald Trump a folio containing an original commemorative postal stamp issued by India to mark the death centenary of Abraham Lincoln and presented hand-woven shawls from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh to the First Lady. The Trumps took PM Modi for a tour of the White House, including the residential quarters. Trump also showed Modi a copy of Lincoln's famous Gettysburg address and the desk on which he wrote it. The First Lady, who was present for large parts of the day during the Modi visit, also hosted a pre-dinner reception in honour of the visiting Indian Prime Minister. The reception was the first major social event Melania Trump hosted for a visiting dignitary since permanently moving to the White House from New York this summer with her young son Barron. "It was obvious that they (the President and First Lady) went out of their way to enable a right atmosphere for the discussions," India's Ambassador to the US Navtej Sarna said. Modi presented Trump a folio containing an original commemorative postal stamp that had been issued by India 52 years ago in 1965 to mark the death centenary of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America. Apart from honouring the memory of the former American President, the issue of this stamp also symbolised the closeness of the ideals for which Lincoln stood and those which drove Mahatma Gandhi, sources said. "Both leaders believed in the basic goodness of the common man, and in emancipation of the downtrodden. And both leaders led from the front, with indomitable courage against the forces of reaction and outmoded beliefs," they said. The Prime Minister also presented to the President a wooden chest with an intricate inlay pattern, a specialty of Hoshiarpur in Punjab. For the First Lady, the Prime Minister had a hamper containing a traditional, handcrafted Himachali silver bracelet, tea and honey from Kangra valley, and hand-woven shawls from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. (PTI)

Silver bracelet, Kangra tea, Lincoln stamp - PM Modi's gifts for President Trump, Melania

<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is due to meet US President Donald Trump later today, in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal said he is confident about the &ldquo;growing convergence&rdquo; between India and the US.&nbsp;<br />
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Modi said the relations between two nations are strengthened by &ldquo;shared values and the stability of our systems&rdquo;.&nbsp;<br />
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Today&rsquo;s much-awaited meeting will be Modi&rsquo;s first face to face meeting with the US president since he took office in January this year.<br />
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Modi brimmed with optimism about the future of trade and diplomatic relations between the two nations in his piece.<br />
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&quot;In an uncertain global economic landscape, our two nations stand as mutually reinforcing engines of growth and innovation,&quot; Modi wrote.<br />
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&quot;Whenever India and the US work together, the world reaps the benefits.&quot;<br />
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Talking about bilateral trade, Modi wrote that it is poised for a &ldquo;multifold increase&rdquo;. He said Indian companies are adding value to the manufacturing and service sectors in the US.<br />
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&nbsp;&ldquo;American companies have likewise fueled their global growth by investing more than $20 billion in India,&rdquo; he adds.<br />
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Modi met the country&rsquo;s top CEOs in Washington on Sunday.<br />
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Google&#39;s Sundar Pichai, Amazon&#39;s Jeff Bezos, Apple&#39;s Tim Cook and Adobe&#39;s Shantanu Narayen were among those in attendance at the roundtable of 20 heads of companies that took place at the Hotel Willard Intercontinental.<br />
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The Indian PM made a pitch for investment by US companies in India, highlighting India&#39;s growth and reforms such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST). He said American companies had a &quot;great opportunity&quot; to contribute to India&#39;s growth, a &quot;win-win partnership for both countries&quot;.<br />
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In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Modi said the relations between two nations are strengthened by 'shared values and the stability of our systems'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is due to meet US President Donald Trump later today, in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal said he is confident about the “growing convergence” between India and the US. Modi said the relations between two nations are strengthened by “shared values and the stability of our systems”. Today’s much-awaited meeting will be Modi’s first face to face meeting with the US president since he took office in January this year. Modi brimmed with optimism about the future of trade and diplomatic relations between the two nations in his piece. "In an uncertain global economic landscape, our two nations stand as mutually reinforcing engines of growth and innovation," Modi wrote. "Whenever India and the US work together, the world reaps the benefits." Talking about bilateral trade, Modi wrote that it is poised for a “multifold increase”. He said Indian companies are adding value to the manufacturing and service sectors in the US. “American companies have likewise fueled their global growth by investing more than $20 billion in India,” he adds. Modi met the country’s top CEOs in Washington on Sunday. Google's Sundar Pichai, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook and Adobe's Shantanu Narayen were among those in attendance at the roundtable of 20 heads of companies that took place at the Hotel Willard Intercontinental. The Indian PM made a pitch for investment by US companies in India, highlighting India's growth and reforms such as the Goods and Services Tax (GST). He said American companies had a "great opportunity" to contribute to India's growth, a "win-win partnership for both countries".

Confident about 'growing convergence' between India and US: PM Modi in Wall Street Journal

<p>Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington DC later today. The two leaders have spoken twice on the phone, but this will be their first face to face meeting.<br />
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Speaking before his departure, Modi had said that the aim of the US visit is to &quot;build a forward looking vision&quot; for the Indo-US bilateral partnership and consolidate the strong relationship between the two countries.<br />
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&quot;My USA visit is aimed at deepening ties between our nations. Strong India-USA ties benefit our nations &amp; the world,&quot; he had tweeted.<br />
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The two leaders are expected to talk about several issues including trade and terrorism. Here&rsquo;s a brief look at some issues that could come up during the meeting.<br />
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<strong>&nbsp;Defence</strong><br />
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India, a big buyer of US arms, was recently named by Washington as a major defence ally. Ahead of Modi&rsquo;s visit, the US approved the sale of 22 Predator Guardian drones to India, a deal worth close to $2 billion.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong>Terrorism&nbsp;</strong><br />
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Regional security is expected to be high on the agenda for the talks as Washington considers deploying up to 5,000 extra troops in Afghanistan to help local forces fighting the Taliban and other insurgent groups.<br />
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White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that Trump looked forward to &ldquo;advancing our common priorities &mdash;fighting terrorism, promoting economic growth and reforms and expanding security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.&rdquo;<br />
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&nbsp;<strong>H-1B visa&nbsp;</strong><br />
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Although the issue of H-1B visa is not on the agenda, the White House said that if the issue was raised, the US was ready to respond.<br />
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&quot;On the (H-1B) visas issue, there are no plans for that to come up specifically,&quot; a senior administration official told reporters.<br />
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&quot;But if it&#39;s raised, I would just note that the administration has signed some executive orders related to work and immigration, and President Trump&#39;s executive order on H1-B visas, of course, directs the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Homeland Security to propose potential reforms to the H1B visa program,&quot; the official said.<br />
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<p>&quot;One of the agendas of the visit is how to further push and develop economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries for mutual benefit,&quot; India&#39;s external affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said when asked about the focus of the Modi-Trump meeting.</p>

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The two leaders are expected to talk about several issues including trade and terrorism

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington DC later today. The two leaders have spoken twice on the phone, but this will be their first face to face meeting. Speaking before his departure, Modi had said that the aim of the US visit is to "build a forward looking vision" for the Indo-US bilateral partnership and consolidate the strong relationship between the two countries. "My USA visit is aimed at deepening ties between our nations. Strong India-USA ties benefit our nations & the world," he had tweeted. The two leaders are expected to talk about several issues including trade and terrorism. Here’s a brief look at some issues that could come up during the meeting. Defence India, a big buyer of US arms, was recently named by Washington as a major defence ally. Ahead of Modi’s visit, the US approved the sale of 22 Predator Guardian drones to India, a deal worth close to $2 billion. Terrorism Regional security is expected to be high on the agenda for the talks as Washington considers deploying up to 5,000 extra troops in Afghanistan to help local forces fighting the Taliban and other insurgent groups. White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that Trump looked forward to “advancing our common priorities —fighting terrorism, promoting economic growth and reforms and expanding security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.” H-1B visa Although the issue of H-1B visa is not on the agenda, the White House said that if the issue was raised, the US was ready to respond. "On the (H-1B) visas issue, there are no plans for that to come up specifically," a senior administration official told reporters. "But if it's raised, I would just note that the administration has signed some executive orders related to work and immigration, and President Trump's executive order on H1-B visas, of course, directs the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Homeland Security to propose potential reforms to the H1B visa program," the official said. Trade "One of the agendas of the visit is how to further push and develop economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries for mutual benefit," India's external affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said when asked about the focus of the Modi-Trump meeting.

Modi-Trump meeting agenda: Terrorism, H-1B, trade and defence

<p>Leading US&nbsp;congressmen have called on US President Donald Trump to press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove barriers to US&nbsp;trade and investment when they meet for the first time on Monday.</p>

<p>The lawmakers, from the Republican and Democratic parties, said in a letter to Trump that high-level engagement with India had failed to eliminate major trade and investment barriers and had not deterred India from imposing new ones.</p>

<p>&quot;Many sectors of the Indian economy remain highly and unjustifiably protected, and India continues to be a difficult place for American companies to do business,&quot; they wrote, noting that a 2017 World Bank report ranked India 130th out of 190 countries for ease of doing business.</p>

<p>The lawmakers - Republican House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady and Ranking Member Richard Neal, and Republican Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden - said the bilateral economic relationship &quot;severely underperforms&quot; as a result of India&#39;s failure to enact market-based reforms.</p>

<p>They said the barriers covered multiple sectors and included high tariffs, inadequate protection of intellectual property rights, and inconsistent and non-transparent licensing and regulatory practices.</p>

<p>Among US&nbsp;goods affected were solar and information technology products, telecommunications equipment and biotechnology products, they said.</p>

<p>The lawmakers also pointed to limitations on foreign participation in professional services, restrictive foreign equity caps for financial, retail, and other major services sectors and barriers to digital trade and Internet services.</p>

<p>&quot;The list is long and growing,&quot; they said.</p>

<p>Modi is due to meet with about 20 leading US&nbsp;CEOs in Washington on Sunday before his first meeting with Trump on Monday at the White House, when he will seek to revitalise ties that have appeared to drift, in spite of the priority they were afforded under former President Barack Obama.</p>

<p>While progress is expected in defence trade and cooperation, Trump, who campaigned on an &quot;America First&quot; platform has been irritated by the growing US&nbsp;trade deficit with India and has called for reform of the H1B visa system that has benefited Indian tech firms.</p>

<p>Other signs of friction have included Trump accusing New Delhi of negotiating unscrupulously at the Paris climate talks to walk away with billions in aid.</p>

<p>Indian officials reject suggestions that Modi&#39;s &quot;Make in India&quot; platform is protectionist and complain about the US&nbsp;regulatory process for generic pharmaceuticals and rules on fruit exports to the United States.</p>

<p>They stress the future importance of the huge Indian market to US&nbsp;firms and major growth in areas such as aviation which will offer significant opportunities for US&nbsp;manufacturers.</p>


The lawmakers said the bilateral economic relationship 'severely underperforms' as a result of India's failure to enact market-based reforms

Leading US congressmen have called on US President Donald Trump to press Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove barriers to US trade and investment when they meet for the first time on Monday. The lawmakers, from the Republican and Democratic parties, said in a letter to Trump that high-level engagement with India had failed to eliminate major trade and investment barriers and had not deterred India from imposing new ones. "Many sectors of the Indian economy remain highly and unjustifiably protected, and India continues to be a difficult place for American companies to do business," they wrote, noting that a 2017 World Bank report ranked India 130th out of 190 countries for ease of doing business. The lawmakers - Republican House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady and Ranking Member Richard Neal, and Republican Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch and Ranking Member Ron Wyden - said the bilateral economic relationship "severely underperforms" as a result of India's failure to enact market-based reforms. They said the barriers covered multiple sectors and included high tariffs, inadequate protection of intellectual property rights, and inconsistent and non-transparent licensing and regulatory practices. Among US goods affected were solar and information technology products, telecommunications equipment and biotechnology products, they said. The lawmakers also pointed to limitations on foreign participation in professional services, restrictive foreign equity caps for financial, retail, and other major services sectors and barriers to digital trade and Internet services. "The list is long and growing," they said. Modi is due to meet with about 20 leading US CEOs in Washington on Sunday before his first meeting with Trump on Monday at the White House, when he will seek to revitalise ties that have appeared to drift, in spite of the priority they were afforded under former President Barack Obama. While progress is expected in defence trade and cooperation, Trump, who campaigned on an "America First" platform has been irritated by the growing US trade deficit with India and has called for reform of the H1B visa system that has benefited Indian tech firms. Other signs of friction have included Trump accusing New Delhi of negotiating unscrupulously at the Paris climate talks to walk away with billions in aid. Indian officials reject suggestions that Modi's "Make in India" platform is protectionist and complain about the US regulatory process for generic pharmaceuticals and rules on fruit exports to the United States. They stress the future importance of the huge Indian market to US firms and major growth in areas such as aviation which will offer significant opportunities for US manufacturers.

US lawmakers urge Trump to press Modi on trade, investment

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