PM Modi-Trump Bilateral Talks: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri highlighted discussions on illegal immigration, strategic cooperation, and economic engagement between India and the United States. The statement came following the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump.
Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Misri said that both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to streamlining legal mobility avenues for students, professionals, and short-term visitors, while also agreeing to “aggressively” address illegal immigration and human trafficking.
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“India invited the US to take advantage of the reforms in the Indian education sector to set up offshore campuses of premier institutions of the US in India. They committed to streamlining avenues for the legal mobility of students and professionals and facilitating short-term tourist and business travel while also committing to aggressively addressing and tackling illegal immigration and human trafficking,” Misri stated.
“There is a commitment from both sides to take decisive action against elements that threaten public and diplomatic safety and security, as well as the sovereignty and territorial integrity of both nations. There is a commitment to strengthen law enforcement in this regard, especially significant from our perspective given some events that have taken place,” he added.
Misri’s statements come amid the deportation of over 100 Indian nationals from the US.
Misri also provided an overview of PM Modi’s visit. He said that the Prime Minister held discussions with notable figures, including newly confirmed US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, as well as Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
The extensive four-hour talks at the White House between PM Modi and President Trump covered strategic and security cooperation, defence, trade, economic engagement, technology, energy security, and regional and global concerns.
“The discussions at the White House went on for four hours. The discussions covered a lot of ground. The entire gamut of the relationship, ranging from strategic and security cooperation, defence, trade and economic engagement, technology, energy security and people-to-people linkages, regional and global issues of concerns were dealt with,” Misri added.
