PM Modi set to hold talks with US President Trump in Washington on Feb 13

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to pay a two-day visit to the US from February 12 to hold talks with President Donald Trump on a range of issues, including trade and defence, reported PTI.
The Prime Minister will travel to Washington DC after concluding his two-day visit to Paris to attend the Artificial Intelligence Action summit on February 10 and 11. The PM is expected to land in the American capital on the evening of February 12, and he and Trump are expected to hold the talks the next day.
It would be the prime minister's first bilateral visit to the US after Trump assumed the presidency for a second term on January 20 following his electoral victory in November.
Modi will be among a handful of foreign leaders to travel to Washington DC on a bilateral visit within weeks after the Trump administration came to power.
Modi's visit to the US is taking place against the backdrop of concerns in India over the US President's approach to immigration and tariffs.
Modi and Trump, during a phone conversation on January 27, vowed to work towards a "trusted" partnership with a focus on boosting India-US cooperation in areas of trade, energy and defence.
Following the phone talks, the White House said Trump emphasised the importance of India increasing its procurement of US-made security equipment and moving toward a fair bilateral trade relationship.
"Both leaders emphasised their commitment to advance the US-India strategic partnership and the Indo-Pacific Quad partnership, with India hosting Quad Leaders for the first time later this year," it said.
India has already indicated its keenness to expand its energy ties with the US, especially in the clean energy sector.