Trump and Modi will have a one-on-one and delegation-level meetings, a reception and a working dinner.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday hold talks with US President Donald Trump in the White House and the two leaders will spend several hours together in various settings including one-on-one and delegation-level meetings, a reception and a working dinner.
Ahead of the meeting, Trump said that 'strategic issues' would be on the table when he holds talks with his 'true friend' Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the two leaders look to strike a personal rapport in their maiden meeting.
"The White House is very interested in making this a special visit. We're really seeking to roll out the red carpet. In fact, the two (leaders) will have dinner, a working dinner at the White House," a senior administration official had told reporters at the White House.
According to reports, before their working dinner, Trump and Modi will have a 20-minute one-on-one interaction. They will then have delegation-level talks and also address the press. The two leaders are expected to take one question each from reporters, which may include some tough questions to PM Modi, including the crackdown on foreign NGOs.
India and the US had locked horns on the issue of shutting down of a Colorado-based donor NGO Compassionate International. In March, over 100 US lawmakers asked India to give a 'temporary reprieve' to an American donor NGO until a more permanent solution can be found under the Indian laws for the Christian organisation to function. Led by Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the powerful House Foreign Relations Committee, and its Ranking Member Eliot Engel, as many as 107 lawmakers from both Democratic and Republican parties had signed the letter written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
During the meeting, the President and the Prime Minister will also discuss ongoing cooperation, including counter-terrorism, defence partnership in the Indo-Pacific region, global cooperation, burden-sharing, trade, law enforcement, and energy.
On whether the contentious H-1B visa issue would come up for discussion during the meeting, a senior administration official said it was unlikely to be raised from the US side but if raised by the Indian side, the Americans were ready for it.
The Indo-US civil nuclear deal is expected to figure during talks, but a pact between the NPCIL and Westinghouse to build six power reactors in Andhra Pradesh is unlikely to be signed.
Meanwhile on Sunday, PM Modi met top American CEOs of global giants, including Apple, Microsoft and Google.
Modi's addresses to the Indian community during his visits overseas have been increasingly seen as an effort to court diaspora Indians by eulogising their links to their roots and their contributions to the country they have made their home.
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