PM Narendra Modi will go to the US on February 12-13 on the invitation of President Donald Trump. This would be the first assembly between the 2 leaders after Trump assumed workplace for his second time period. Modi would be the fourth world chief to go to the US since Trump’s inauguration.
On the agenda
To construct on the strong-India-US World Complete Strategic Partnership and set an bold agenda for a mutually useful and trusted relationship throughout all sectors. Focus seemingly on enhancing cooperation in commerce, nuclear power, defence, vital and rising applied sciences, counter-terrorism and Indo-Pacific.
Additionally on the agenda are variations over commerce or what Trump calls want for honest commerce, unlawful migration and visa delays. India will search Trump’s cooperation in carrying ahead latest landmark initiatives like iCET and IMEEC, each launched underneath the Biden administration. At the same time as Trump threatens to slap increased tariffs on India and others, the Modi govt will hope to restart discussions for a mini, if not complete, commerce deal that may restore India’s advantages underneath the GSP that have been revoked in 2019, whereas permitting the US larger market entry. Assembly with enterprise leaders, talks with Elon Musk not dominated out.
Earlier interactions
- Modi visited US in June 2017 and hosted Trump for a state go to in February 2020
- The 2 leaders have additionally spoken on the cellphone twice since November 2024 (November 6, 2024, and January 27, 2025)
- In early engagement with the brand new administration, overseas minister S Jaishankar represented the PM at Trump’s inauguration. Through the go to, Jaishankar met secretary of state Marco Rubio and took part within the Quad overseas ministers’ assembly in Jan
Areas of engagement
1) Bilateral ties
- India and the US launched a ‘strategic partnership’ in 2005
- India-US ties have been elevated to Complete World Strategic Partnership throughout Trump’s go to to India in February 2020
- Through the first Trump administration, the Indo-Pacific area gained important consideration as a key strategic space in US overseas coverage
- In live performance with Japan; Australia, the US and India reinvigorated the Quadrilateral Dialogue. Trump administration took the lead in selling Quad from a senior-official degree dialogue to a ministerial-level dialogue. Underneath the Biden administration, Quad was elevated to a leaders summit
2) Commerce and funding
- The US is likely one of the largest buying and selling companions of India with total bilateral commerce in items and providers of $190 billion in 2023. India has a commerce surplus of over $36 billion
- Throughout FY 2023-24, US was the third largest supply of FDI into India with inflows of virtually $5 billion
3) Vitality partnership
- The US is India’s sixth largest power commerce accomplice and India’s hydrocarbon commerce with the US was $13.6 billion in FY 2023-24
4) Schooling and cultural
- Cooperation India, US signed the primary ever ‘Cultural Property Settlement’ in 2024 to forestall and curb the illicit trafficking of antiquities. US has returned 578 antiquities to India since 2016
- US is likely one of the most favoured locations for Indian college students for increased training
5) Defence cooperation
- India-US defence cooperation relies on ‘New Framework for India-US Defence Cooperation’ which was renewed for 10 years in 2015
- In 2016, the defence relationship was designated as a Main Defence Partnership
- The apex dialogue mechanism is the two+2 ministerial dialogue. It gives steering on political, army and strategic points
- India is likely one of the largest army train companions for the US
- India has contracted for greater than $20 billion US-origin defence articles since 2008, together with C-130J, C-17 and Apache
6) S&T and house cooperation
- The Science and Know-how Cooperation Settlement was renewed in September 2019 for 10 years
- Isro and Nasa are growing a microwave distant sensing satellite tv for pc for earth statement : Nasa-Isro Artificial Aperture Radar
- In January 2024, Nasa and Isro signed a Joint Assertion of Intent to mount a joint effort to the Interna tional House Station
- Isro has nominated two Indian astronauts on the Axiom-4 mission to the In ternational House Station, who’re at the moment being skilled within the US
- India and US have sturdy cooperation in vital and rising applied sciences. Initiative for Essential and Rising Know-how (iCET) was launched by the NSAs in Washington in Jan 2023