 "US President Donald Trump has ruled out the possibility of trade talks with India amid the ongoing tariff dispute. File image/AP")
Is a US visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the cards? If so, this will be the second visit by the Indian prime minister to the country this year after US President Donald Trump took over the presidency.
However, the dynamic has changed since PM Modi’s last visit to the Oval Office in February. From Operation Sindoor to tariffs, ties between India and the US have crossed many roads in the past few months.
Here are the three factors that will determine whether doors are open for an upcoming US visit by PM Modi.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday announced on X that he discussed plans for a personal meeting with the Indian prime minister at the UN General Assembly in September. While New Delhi has not officially responded to the announcement yet, PM Modi is listed as one of the speakers at the upcoming General Assembly session
Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, are set to meet in Alaska later this week in a major breakthrough meeting in the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks. PM Modi’s recent phone call with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy suggests that his possible visit to the US hinges on how the Trump-Putin meeting goes
Tariffs have been the latest point of contention between India and the US, with Trump imposing 25 per cent tariffs on New Delhi over its use of Russian oil. Any future visit by PM Modi to the US would also depend on whether the two sides meet in Delhi for sixth round of trade negotiations