Scenes of shackled detainees shuffling onto a U.S military aircraft triggered outrage in India, days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s White House visit.

After completing a three-day visit to France, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United States on Wednesday, February 12, for an important meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. This will be their first meeting since Trump assumed office.

As two-way trade expands, India’s surplus is growing. President Trump is expected to press Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lower tariffs.

Washington: After a successful visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now arrived in Washington for a short but important two-day US visit. PM Modi's US visit, on the invitation of new American President Donald Trump,

A major agenda on the Modi-Trump summit is the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). The multi-national infrastructure initiative proposes a 4,500-kilometre trade route connecting India, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Europe.

India is acutely aware that trade and immigration issues are a potential double whammy. But it believes it can preserve growing ties.

Indian Prime Minister Modi will be among the first foreign leaders to meet Trump after his inauguration, but his visit comes in the backdrop of heightened tensions - Anadolu Ajansı

The Prime Minister is set to meet with the US President on Thursday for their first bilateral discussions since Trump commenced his second term last month

Modi is a nationalist and has talked up his warm relationship with Trump during his first term while cheering his winning back the White House. The Indian leader is looking to improve relations with Washington and the West overall,

Tariffs, trade and visas on agenda as Indian prime minister Modi set to meet Trump - Indian prime minister to meet Donald Trump this week