Modi vows to work closely with US after Trump invite

• Eastern Eye Staff
• 25 January, 2017

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi pledged on Wednesday (25) to work closely with Donald Trump after the new US president invited him to Washington, looking to ensure an upturn in ties survives a change at the White House. After their first phone call since Trump’s inauguration, the leaders of the world’s two largest democracies both indicated they had had a warm conversation and extended mutual invitations to their respective capitals. But while both leaders share similar backgrounds as establishment outsiders, analysts say their two governments could clash on issues such as trade and visas for Indians wanting to work in…

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