Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that President Donald Trump is likely to visit India early next year. He emphasized the strong relationship between Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described India-US relations as “fantastic”. Washington Rubio said he hoped to visit India before the end of the year to finalize preparations for the President’s visit. Rubio said, Trump’s relations with PM Modi are very good.
What else did Rubio say?
Rubio said, “We are working in this direction and we hope that President Donald Trump will visit India early next year. I think it is a very good thing. India is a very close partner and ally of America, and the relationship between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump could not be better than this; I think this is very important in the diplomacy between the two countries.”
Trump’s first visit to India in his second term
According to Rubio’s information, if Trump’s visit to India happens, it will be Trump’s first visit to India after February 2020 and after Trump returns to the White House for his second term. Let us tell you that the last meeting between Donald Trump and PM Modi was during the G7 Summit in Evian, France, which was their first bilateral meeting in 16 months.
What will be the impact on India-US relations?
This proposed visit of US President Donald Trump to India is taking place at a time when negotiations are going on on a bilateral trade agreement between India and the US, which Rubio said is close to completion. He said, “I think everything is going very well. It is very strong. We had a very good meeting between the Prime Minister and the President at the G7. We are looking forward to finalizing a trade deal. We are very close to getting it done and that is very positive.”
On energy cooperation, Rubio said India and the US are working together to increase supply and pointed out that India is among the few countries that have the capacity to refine heavy crude.
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