The Prime Minister will be attending the AI Action Summit in France on February 10-11 at the Grand Palais. According to a statement from the Élysée Palace, the AI summit will gather heads of state and government, international organization leaders, business executives, academics, NGOs, artists, and civil society members. If the US trip is confirmed, Modi will be arriving in Washington on February 12 depending on his final engagements in France.It would be the prime minister’s first bilateral visit to the US after Trump assumed the presidency for a second term on January 20 following his stunning electoral victory in November.Modi will be among a very handful of foreign leaders to travel to Washington DC on a bilateral visit within weeks after the Trump administration came to power.Modi’s visit to the US is taking place against the backdrop of concerns in India over the US President’s approach on immigration and tariffs.President Trump on Sunday announced imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports as well as an additional 10 per cent tax on Chinese goods.Modi and Trump, during a phone conversation on January 27, vowed to work towards a “trusted” partnership with a focus on boosting India-US cooperation in areas of trade, energy and defence.
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