‘India will do what is right on taking back illegal immigrants’: Donald Trump after call with PM Modi | India News

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that India would take appropriate action on repatriating illegal immigrants a day after he had talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The US president further said that that PM Modi was set to visit the States “some time in February”. The Ministry of External Affairs is yet to provide any confirmation on this.
“Discussed immigration with Modi. India will do what is right when it comes to taking back illegal immigrants,” Reuters reported Trump as saying.
Trump’s statements come a day after the two leaders discussed matters related to global peace, security in the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe along with a fair bilateral trading relationship.
“Delighted to speak with my dear friend President @realDonaldTrump @POTUS . Congratulated him on his historic second term. We are committed to a mutually beneficial and trusted partnership. We will work together for the welfare of our people and towards global peace, prosperity, and security,” PM Modi said after the talks concluded.

The White House released a statement of the talks held between the two leaders saying that the two “discussed expanding and deepening cooperation.”
“Today, President Donald J. Trump held a productive call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. The two leaders discussed expanding and deepening cooperation. They also discussed a range of regional issues, including security in the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe,” it said.
“The President emphasized the importance of India increasing its procurement of American-made security equipment and moving toward a fair bilateral trading relationship. The leaders discussed plans for Prime Minister Modi to visit the White House, underscoring the strength of the friendship and strategic ties between our nations. Both leaders emphasized their commitment to advance the U.S.-India strategic partnership and the Indo-Pacific Quad partnership, with India hosting Quad Leaders for the first time later this year,” it added.