With immigration, tariffs at forefront, why PM Modi’s US visit matters to New Delhi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Trump White House on February 12-13. Trump is in the fourth week of his second presidency and, officials say, this is the earliest in an American President’s term that an Indian Prime Minister has visited him. Since his inauguration on January 20, Trump has so far met only Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. A meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah was scheduled for Tuesday. A personal rapport As of now, Trump appears focussed on his domestic agenda. He has also spoken of a controversial plan for Gaza, and...