Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official working visit to the US on February 12 and 13. This will be the first visit of Prime Minister Modi to the US since the inauguration of the second presidential term of Donald Trump.

The Indian Prime Minister would be amongst the first few world leaders to visit the US following the inauguration of President Trump. He has been invited to the US within three weeks of the new administration taking office in America, indicating the importance of the India-US partnership. 

It is “also reflective of the bipartisan support that this partnership enjoys in the United States,” Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. The Indian Foreign Secretary added that the visit will be a valuable opportunity to engage the new administration on all areas of mutual interest.

During his two-day visit, the Prime Minister will hold a bilateral meeting with President Trump in both the restricted and delegation level formats.

Senior US administration authorities are expected to call on Prime Minister Modi during the visit. The Prime Minister will also have an opportunity to interact with business leaders and with members of the Indian community.

The Prime Minister’s visit is in line with India’s steady engagement with the new administration following the election of President Trump in November 2024.

It should be recalled that during the first term of President Trump, Prime Minister Modi visited the US on two occasions in 2017 and 2019. This time, after President Trump’s election, Prime Minister Modi was one of the first international leaders to call him and congratulate him.

After President Trump’s inauguration, Prime Minister Modi again called him to wish him.

“And it was on that occasion that they agreed to meet very soon. And that is the promise and the commitment that is now unfolding,” Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said.

Earlier, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar visited the US to attend President Trump’s inauguration ceremony as special envoy of the Prime Minister.

“While he (the EAM) was there, the Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting took place, which was the first plurilateral engagement of the new administration and probably the first bilateral meeting that the new US Secretary of State had with the Foreign Leaders,” Vikram Misri said.

In addition to these contacts, both Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had contact with their respective counterparts.

There has been a very close rapport between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi dating back to President Trump’s first term.

“And there is an obvious convergence of interests between the two countries in a number of areas, trade, investment, technology, defense cooperation, counter terrorism in the security of the Indo-Pacific, and of course, people-to-people relations,” Foreign Secretary Misri added.