US President Trump And PM Modi Speak Over Phone, Both Leaders Affirm Co-ordination, Mutual Partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President Donald Trump꧑ over the phone on January 27, just a week after Trump's inauguration, to congratulate him on his historic second term. During the conversation, PM Modi reaffirmed India's commitment to a "mutually beneficial and trusted partnership" with the United States.

ꦫ"Delighted to speak with my dear friend President @realDonaldTrump @POTUS. I congratulated him on his historic second term. We are committed to a mutually beneficial and trusted partnership. Together, we will work for the welfare of our people and towards global peace, prosperity, and security," PM Modi shared on X.

This marked the first conversation between the two leaders since Trump’s return to the White House.

♔Trump kicked off his second term with a series of executive actions aimed at reforming US immigration policies, including changes to the H1-B visa program that allows companies to bring qualified foreign workers into the US. India is one of the largest sources of legal migration to the United States. However, in recent years, tens of thousands of Indians have entered the country illegally, often by crossing through the Canadian and Mexican borders.

ꦚIndia has expressed its readiness to take back its citizens living illegally in the US. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar made this statement after meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Tuesday, a day after Trump’s inauguration. According to the most recent US census, the Indian-origin population in the US grew by 50% to 4.8 million from 2010 to 2020. Additionally, over a third of the nearly 1.3 million Indian students studying abroad in 2022 were in the United States.