Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Feb 13) at the White House.  

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The US president said that he expects "wonderful trade deals" with India, right after announcing "reciprocal tariffs".

"We're going to make some wonderful trade deals for India and the US," Trump said as he opened talks with Modi at the White House.

This marks the first meeting between both leaders after Trump returned to the Oval Office last month. 

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PM Modi said that the events both the leaders were part of in Ahmedabad ("Namaste Trump") and in Houston ("Howdy Modi"), showed their friendship and mutual cooperation. 

He further said whenever we hear about Trump, we hear about "Make America Great Again". "Similarly in India, we have the resolve of 1.4 billion people, the US is the world's oldest democracy and India is the world's largest democracy. This is why whenever we meet, we won't be 1+1 equals 2 but 1+1 equals 11, which showcases our strength and resolve in working together."

The Indian delegation including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra, arrived at the White House soon after PM Modi.

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Before his arrival, ceremonial guards gathered at the premises of the White House to welcome PM Modi.

The Indian leader began his day by meeting US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 

Ramaswamy, after meeting Modi, said that it was "a pleasure and honour to welcome PM Modi. Hope he has a wonderful visit and it was a great meeting."

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After meeting with Elon Musk, PM Modi posted, "Had a very good meeting with Elon Musk in Washington DC. We discussed various issues, including those he is passionate about such as space, mobility, technology and innovation. I talked about India’s efforts towards reform and furthering ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance."

PM Modi called US NSA Waltz a "great friend of India", adding that defence, technology and security are important aspects of India-USA ties and we had a wonderful discussion around these issues. 

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"There is strong potential for cooperation in sectors like AI, semiconductors, space and more," PM Modi added. 

Moreover, a mobile billboard advertising truck in Washington, DC displayed pictures ahead of the meeting between PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.

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(With inputs from agencies)