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| Hours Before PM Modi-Donald Trump |
| Hours Before PM Modi-Donald Trump Meet, A Win For India: 10 Points
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| INDIA
, 26-June-2017
12:51:40 PM |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will shortly sit together for their 20-minute one-on-one exchange at the White House. The ice-breaker between the two leaders is expected to set the tone for the day-long string of bilateral meetings, in which the Indian side is expected to raise its concerns on the proposed overhaul of H-1B visas, used by thousands of Indians to work in the US. Just hours ahead of the meeting, the US State Department designated Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in a move India called as a vindication of its stand against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.
PM Narendra Modi will be welcomed by US First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump at the South Portico of the White House. The two leaders will spend more than four hours together. The one-on-one discussion in the Oval Office will be followed by a short photo-op.
The two leaders would then be joined by their delegations in the adjoining Cabinet Room. Later, Vice President Mike Pence will host PM Modi at a cocktail reception, which will be followed by dinner at the White House.
This is PM Modi's first meeting with US President Donald Trump; they have spoken thrice on the phone. Today's meeting is aimed at building a personal rapport and senior government officials said they hope for "chemistry" between the two leaders.
The initial signs were upbeat, with President Trump describing Prime Minister Modi as a "true friend!" on Twitter, and the Indian leader posting that he "greatly looked forward" to the one-on-one. He would be the first foreign dignitary to be hosted for dinner by President Trump at the White House.
For the bilateral talks, the US side is likely to be represen
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