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second term of President Trump. US President introduced PM
Ahead of PM Modi’s arrival, In- Modi to other officials, including US
dian flags were being put up at the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and
White House. The Prime Minister US Department of Government Effi-
is among the first few world leaders ciency (DOGE) head Elon Musk.
to visit the United States following White House Deputy Chief of
President Trump’s inauguration. He Staff shared a picture of PM Modi
has been invited to visit within three and Trump on X. While sharing the
weeks of the new administration tak- picture on X, Dan Scavino stated,
ing office. “Behind Scenes in the West Wing
A mobile billboard advertising lobby -- @POTUS Trump welcomes
truck in Washington, DC has dis- Prime Minister @NarendraModi of
played boards featuring pictures of India to the @WhiteHouse.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and PM Modi landed in the US at the
US President Donald Trump and a invitation of Donald Trump on Wednes-
message that reads, “Paving the Path day (local time). He travelled to the
for Progress, US-India Alliance in US after concluding his three-day visit
Developing Skilled Workforce” and to France. During his visit to France,
“Pillars of Friendship, Pathways of PM Modi met with US Vice President
Progress.” JD Vance on Tuesday (local time).
PM Modi arrived in the US af- Notably, India and the US
ter concluding his three-day visit to launched a “strategic partnership”
France, where he participated in var- in 2005. The ties between the two
ious programmes related to Artificial nations were elevated to a Compre-
Intelligence (AI), commerce, energy, hensive Global Strategic Partnership
and cultural linkages. During his vis- Modi interacts with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s son X Æ A-12 during a bilateral meeting at Blair during Trump’s visit to India in Feb-
it to France, PM Modi met with US House in Washington, DC on Thursday (ANI) ruary 2020.
Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday. Ahead of his meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Narendra Modi the former at the White House on hands. While meeting PM Modi, at the White House, PM Modi held
and US President Donald Trump Thursday. Trump and PM Modi Trump said, “We missed you, we bilateral meetings with US National
shared a hug as the latter welcomed warmly greeted each other and shook missed you a lot.” Security Advisor Mike Waltz, Tesla

“We will work with twice the speed...,”: Modi tells Trump

rime Minister Narendra Modi told US the events that we did in Ahmedabad Namaste that the Prime Minister held discussions with
President Donald Trump on Thursday Trump and Howdi Modi in Houston...sounding notable figures, including newly confirmed Di-
Pthat he is delighted to see him back at the echo of those events can heard even today in India rector of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard,
White House for a second term and expressed and the world,” he said. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and entrepreneur Vivek
confidence that the two countries will continue to Ramaswamy.
advance India-US strategic partnership with the PM Modi said President Trump has made The Foreign Secretary emphasized that the
“same bond, trust and excitement”. extensive four-hour talks at the White House
In his remarks, PM Modi said the people immense personal contribution towards covered a wide range of issues, including strate-
of India had also given him the opportunity to strengthening of bilateral relationship to- gic and security cooperation, defense, trade, eco-
serve them for a third successive term, and this nomic engagement, technology, energy security,
has happened after 60 years in the country’s his- wards making it more comprehensive and and regional and global concerns.
tory. PM Modi said he believes that during the attaining unprecedented heights. While addressing a press briefing on Thurs-
next four years in the second term of President day, Misri said, “The PM just concluded a very
Trump, “we will work with twice the speed than substantive and productive visit to the Unit-
we did in his first term” “I firmly believe that, in your second term, we ed States at the invitation of President Donald
“I am delighted to see you back in the White will work with even more speed. As I have prom- Trump. This is the Prime Minister’s first visit to
House I congratulate you on behalf of 140 crore ised people of India that in my third term, we will the United States after the inauguration of Pres-
people of India...people of India gave me an op- work with thrice speed, I firmly believe that with ident Trump for a second term. This visit is a
portunity to serve as PM for the third time...in President Trump, during the next 4 years, during signal of the priority that both leaders attach to
this term, I have the opportunity to work with his second term, we will work with twice the speed the India-US relationship. The newly confirmed
President Trump once again for the next four than we did in his first term,” he said. Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard,
years, and it is a great pleasure...I can say from This was PM Modi’s first visit to the United paid a call to the PM. The PM received Elon
my past experience of working with you in your States since President Donald Trump’s inaugura- Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.”
first term, we will continue to advance India-US tion of the second presidential term last month. “The discussions at the White House went
strategic partnership with the same bond, same PM Modi is among the first few world leaders to on for four hours. The discussions covered a lot
trust and the same excitement,” PM Modi said. visit the United States following the inauguration of ground. The entire gamut of the relationship,
The Prime Minister also talked of ‘Howdi of President Trump and has been invited to visit ranging from strategic and security cooperation,
Modi’ and ‘Namaste Trump’ events. the US within barely three weeks of the new ad- defense, trade and economic engagement, tech-
“ I am happy that as soon as I entered this ministration. nology, energy security and people-to-people
room, my friend reminded me of Ahmedabad Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri provided an linkages, regional and global issues of concerns
and cricket stadium where we held a big rally and overview of PM Modi’s visit to the US. He said were dealt with,” Misri added.
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