President Trump will pay a state visit to India on February 24 and 25 at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi. "The ties between our countries are unshakeable, and we look forward to an even warmer relationship as" the prime minister hosts the president later this month, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells tweeted on Saturday. "The US looks forward to partnering with India at every step of the way," Wells said. According to Aparna Pande, director, Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia at the Hudson Institute think-tank, Trump's visit to India symbolizes how far the two countries have come in their relationship. "Prime Minister Modi has the honour of welcoming two US Presidents, one Democrat (Obama) and one Republican (Trump) to India," she said.

Source: Economic Times February 16, 2020 04:18 UTC