Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the US on 12 February, said sources in the Ministry of External Affairs (Mea). This will be PM Modi’s first visit to America after President Donald Trump’s historic return to the White House.
According to the journey plan, PM Modi will fly to Washington DC after his two -day visit to Paris, sources said, no official announcement has been made yet.
PM Modi will be one of a handful of foreign leaders to visit Washington DC on a bilateral visit within a week of Trump administration coming to power.
PM Modi is traveling to Paris on 10 and 11 February to attend the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit.
If PM Modi goes to America, it will be amid concerns in India on Donald Trump’s immigration and tariff.
Donald Trump on Sunday announced an additional 10 percent tax on Canadian and Mexican imports with 25 percent tariffs as well as Chinese goods. Later, he laid a tariff on Mexican imports, but did not declare any relief for the other two.
A week after the inauguration of the new US President, on January 27, in a phone call, PM Modi and Donald Trump focused on promoting Indo-American cooperation in trade, energy and defense and work towards “reliable” partnership Agreed for
After the phone talks, the White House stated that Donald Trump emphasized India’s importance, leading to the purchase of US-made security equipment and a proper bilateral trade relationship.
India has already indicated its curiosity to expand energy relations with the US, especially in the clean energy sector.
India on Saturday announced a plan to amend its nuclear liability law and set up an nuclear power mission, a step that came ahead of PM Modi’s possible visit to America.
A few sections in the civil liability of India for the Atomic Damage Act, 2010 have emerged as an obstacle in implementing the historic citizens fire fired between countries 16 years ago.
It is said that India is looking at the possibility of civil nuclear cooperation with the US in small modular reactors (SMR). The US-based Holtec is one of the leading exporters of International SMRS and the Department of Atomic Energy is learned to be interested in collaborating with the American firm.
With input from PTI
