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Washington, June 26
President Donald Trump will host his "true friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House today for their first meeting as they look to strike a personal rapport and discuss a range of "strategic issues" of common interest, including trade and counter-terrorism.
Modi and Trump would spend several hours together in various settings including one-on-one and delegation-level meetings, a reception and a working dinner.
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The working dinner that Trump is hosting for Modi is the first of its kind under the current US administration.
Modi and Trump will have a one-on-one meeting in the Oval Office of the White House for 20 minute between 3.50 pm and 4.10 pm (EST) (that is tentatively between 1.20 am and 1.40 am IST on Tuesday, June 27). First Lady Melania Trump will join President Trump to welcome the prime minister.
As per an official advisory, this 20-minute meeting will be followed by an hour-long delegation-level talks between the two sides from 4.10 pm to 5.10 pm (EST) (i.e. 1.40 am and 2.40 am IST on Tuesday, June 27) in the Cabinet Room of the White House.
The US side is likely to be represented by Vice-President Mike Pence, Defence Secretary James Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and National Security Advisor Lt Gen HR McMaster.
The Prime Minister is expected to be joined among others by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and the Indian Ambassador to the US, Navtej Sarna.
The two leaders will then proceed to the Rose Garden to deliver a joint opening statements to the media between 5.10 pm and 5.30 pm (EST) (i.e. 2.40 am and 3 am IST on Tuesday, June 27).
Following the joint opening statements to the media, both leaders and their respective delegations will attend a cocktail reception hosted by Vice-President Mike Pence on the State Floor of the White House between 5.30 pm and 6 pm (EST) (i.e. 3 am and 3.30 am IST on Tuesday, June 27).
This will be followed by a dinner hosted by President Trump for the Indian Prime Minister and his delegation at the same venue (State Floor) between 6 pm and 8 pm (EST) (i.e. 3.30 am to 5.30 am IST on Tuesday, June 27).
After the dinner, Prime Minister Modi will leave for his hotel. — Agencies
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