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India PM Modi, US President Donald Trump meet at White House to discuss trade, national affairs
Trump told reporters he planned to discuss trade with the Indian leader, while Modi said he would prioritise the national interest of India in their meeting
- PUBLISHED: Fri 14 Feb 2025, 11:29 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday. It is the first meeting between the two leaders in the second term of President Trump.
India will be buying oil from the United States, President Donald Trump said on Thursday, speaking alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. Trump told reporters he planned to discuss trade with the Indian leader, while Modi said he would prioritise the national interest of India in their meeting.
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The Indian delegation including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra arrived at the White House soon after PM Modi's arrival.
Ahead of PM Modi's arrival, Indian flags were being put up at the White House. The Prime Minister is among the first few world leaders to visit the United States following President Trump's inauguration. He has been invited to visit within three weeks of the new administration taking office.
Since November 2024, PM Modi and Trump have spoken on the phone twice. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump as PM Modi's Special Envoy. During the visit, EAM Jaishankar also met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and participated in the QUAD Foreign Ministers' meeting in January 2025.
Ahead of his meeting with Trump at the White House, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Indian-origin entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard.