President Donald Trump said that India “would do what is good” on the expulsion of illegal migrants following a telephone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The leaders spoke on Monday, their first conversation since the inauguration of Trump last week.
They discussed immigration, security problems and trade in what the White House described as a “productive call”.
Trump told journalists after the appeal that Modi was likely to visit the United States “in February”.
Since his entry into office on January 20, Trump has announced a number of immigration decrees, paving the way for a general effort to suppress undocumented migrants in the United States.
According to the Pew Research Center, there are approximately 725,000 undenment undeniable undenials in the United States in 2024.
Last week, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Delhi would take Indians by unfolding “all over the world” as long as their documents were shared and nationality was verified.
During their phone call on Monday, the ministry said, Trump and Modi discussed the bilateral relationship, “including in the fields of technology, trade, investment, energy and defense”.
The two leaders also discussed security in Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Europe.
According to a declaration from the White House, Trump stressed the importance of India increasing its purchases of security equipment manufactured by the United States and heading for a “fair” bilateral commercial relationship.
In an article on X (formerly Twitter), Modi described Trump as “dear friend” and said that they were “engaged in a mutually beneficial and confidence partnership”.
The White House said that the two leaders have stressed their commitment to advance the strategic partnership of their country and the Indo-Pacific Cambrarier partnership, which also includes Japan and Australia.
India will host quadruple leaders for the first time later this year.
Modi and Trump shared cordial relations during the first term of the American president between 2017 and 2021.
But India faced a bitter tariff war with the Trump administration which affected companies on both sides.
In November, after Trump’s electoral victory, Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaishankar said that the country was not nervous at the idea of working with the American president.
Trump called Modi a “big leader” last year, but also accused India of invoicing excessive prices.
Analysts say that it will be interesting to look at whether the bonhomie between the two will help overcome the concerns about trade and immigration.
