Washington DC:
US President Donald Trump welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the West Wing Lobby at the White House in Washington on Thursday (local time). The two leaders shared a warm throat congratulating each other.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff shared a picture of PM Modi and Donald Trump on X. Sharing the photo on X, Dan Skveno said, “Behind the curtain in the West Wing Lobby – @Potus Trump welcomed the Prime Minister of India @narendramodi. That white house.”
The Indian delegation, including Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and India’s Ambassador US Vinay Mohan Quatra, reached the White House soon after PM Modi’s arrival.
Beyond the arrival of PM Modi, Indian flags were being installed in the White House. President Trump is one of the first world leaders to visit the United States after the inauguration of Trump. He has been invited to travel within three weeks of the new administration office.
Since November 2024, PM Modi and Donald Trump have spoken on the phone twice. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump as a special messenger of PM Modi. During the visit, Eam Jaishankar also met US State Secretary Marco Rubio and attended a meeting of Quad Foreign Ministers in January 2025.
Prior to his meeting with President Trump at the White House, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Indian-Orient Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard. .
Earlier, a mobile billboard advertisement truck in Washington, DC, displayed boards showing pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump and wrote a message, which states, “The route for progress, the passage, skilled workforce In the US-India coalition “and” and “the pillars of friendship, the way of progress.”
PM Modi arrived in America after concluding his three -day visit to France. During his visit to France, PM Modi met on Tuesday (local time) with US vice -president JD Vance.
After the meeting, the two leaders enjoyed coffee together, along with Usha Vance, another woman from the United States. According to the White House statement, PM Modi also took an opportunity to share gifts with Vance children and wish Vivek, son of the Vice President Vivek.
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