From Tahawwur Rana To F-35 Fighter Jets 10 Key Takeaways From Donald Trump's Meeting With PM Modi In US

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with US President Donald trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on Friday (Indian time) to discuss strengthening the India-US bilateral partnership across various sectors.

Both leaders shared pictures from their meeting on social media.

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During the meeting, PM Modi and Trump discussed various issues, including trade, defence, technology, energy, security, and people-to-people ties. They also exchanged views on regional and international developments of mutual interest.

Modi said he had an excellent meeting with Trump at the White House.“Our talks will add significant momentum to the India-USA friendship,” he said in another post.

Some key takeaways from the meeting.

1- $500 billion by 2030 by 2030

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United States have jointly set a target of doubling their bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030. Modi, who is on a two-day US tour, also said that the two nations will work on concluding a mutually beneficial trade agreement very soon.

"We have ... set ourselves the target of more than doubling our bilateral trade to attain $500 billion by 2030. Our teams will work on concluding very soon, a mutually beneficial trade agreement,” Modi said at a press conference after a meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington.

2- The deportation row

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated India's stance on the illegal immigration issue and said that if "people are living in the US illegally, India is ready to take them back".PM Mod said that illegal immigrants are generally people from ordinary families who are "shown big dreams, and most of them are misled and brought" to the United States .

While extending support to US President Donald Trum on the matter, he highlighted the need to destroy the whole ecosystem from its roots to end human trafficking.“Our bigger fight is against that entire ecosystem and we are confident that President Trump will fully cooperate with India in finishing this ecosystem,” Modi said. His comments have come weeks after India accepted the return of 104 migrants brought back on a US military plane for the first time after Donald Trump became US president for the second time.

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