Ahead of their scheduled bilateral meeting, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a “calm, cool and total killer” leader.
“Unlike PM Modi who’s calm, cool and a total killer… I am not…. look at him…,” Trump reportedly said during his statement at the G7 Summit working lunch in Evian.
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The US President is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with PM Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.
According to the White House, both leaders are set to take India-US relations to “new highs” during their bilateral talks in France, with trade, technology, investment and global security expected to top the agenda.
The meeting in Evian will be the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since their summit meeting last February.
It comes amid discussions on a possible trade agreement and days after a diplomatic row erupted between New Delhi and Washington over the US Navy’s killing of three Indian seafarers in near the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the White House, the two leaders will discuss economic growth, supply chains, artificial intelligence, investment partnerships and a range of global security challenges.