The White House has said that there were no specific plans to raise the contentious H-1B visa issue during US President Donald Trump's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the issue was under review and there have been no changes in the existing policy. "For all of these reasons, pursuing stronger ties with India would be a clear win for the Trump administration", Mr Gupta said.
The Indian prime minister was received at the airport by Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva.
After the U.S. visit, Modi will travel to the Netherlands on June 27 where he will have a meeting with the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and call on King Willem-Alexander and meet Queen Maxima.
Mr Gupta said Mr Trump and PM Modi can begin on the right foot by communicating their desire to advance the relationship to new heights.
On the agenda of the meeting, a senior administration official told reporters that the civil nuclear deal would be part of the discussions between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump.
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The Government has ordered an immediate examination of the refrigerator model that started the blaze - the Hotpoint model FF175BP. The company added that it was "addressing this as a matter of utmost urgency and assisting the authorities in any way we can".
"I look forward to this opportunity to have an in-depth exchange of views on further consolidating the robust and wide ranging partnership between India and the United States", the prime minister said. "If approved, India will become the first non-NATO country permitted to purchase the high-tech drones", Lindsey Ford said.
Trade initiative that facilitates USA arms technology transfers to India, assurances by the United States on the Defence Technology will be among top issues which are likely to be discussed.
The sale of the 22 predator drones manufactured by General Atomics could prove to be "a game changer" for the US-India relations as it operationalises the status of "major defence partner", reports PTI. I mean, we're only six months into the administration.
"I look forward to building a forward-looking vision for our partnership with the new Administration in the United States under President Trump", he added.
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