Indian and U.S. diplomats are trying to arrange a February meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, two Indian sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.

Washington: The United States under the leadership of newly sworned-in President Donald Trump desires to have advance economic ties India and also wants to address concerns related to irregular migration,

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that it was clear that the United States’ new Donald Trump administration was keen on prioritising the bilateral relationship with India.

India’s government is prepared to work with Donald Trump’s administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the US, an early signal from New Delhi that it’s willing to comply with the incoming American president and avoid a trade war.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar attended the Trump inauguration ceremony as special envoy of Prime Minister Modi.