Since taking office on January 20, Trump has announced several immigration executive orders, which paved the way for a widespread attempt to break non -documentary immigrants in the United States.
According to the Pew Research Center, there are an estimated 725,000 non -documentary Indian immigrants in the United States by 2024.
Last week, the Indian Foreign Ministry said that as long as their documents are shared and nationality is confirmed, Delhi will promote Indians “anywhere in the world”.
In his phone call on Monday, the ministry said, Trump and Modi discussed bilateral relations, “even in the fields of technology, trade, investment, energy and defense.”
The two leaders also discussed security in the Indian Ocean, the Middle East and Europe.
According to a White House statement, Trump emphasized India’s importance to increase the purchase of US -made security equipment and move “fair” bilateral trade relations.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Modi called Trump a “dear friend” and said he was “obliged to mutually beneficial and reliable partnerships”.
The White House said the two leaders emphasized the commitment to advance the strategic partnership of their countries and the Indian Pacific Quad partnership, including Japan and Australia.
India will host quad leaders for the first time later this year.
Modi and Trump shared a cordial relationship between 2017 and 2021 during the first term of the US president.
But India suffered a tariff war with the Trump administration, which affected both the business.
In November, after Trump’s election victory, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar said the country was not afraid to work with the US president.
Trump called Modi a “great leader” last year but also accused India of receiving excessive taxes.
Analysts say it would be interesting to see if the two would help address the Bhanomi trade and immigration concerns.
