Trump hosts India's leader, pushes US defense, energy sales
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to members of the Indian community upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Feb. 12, 2025. Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet at the White House today.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on Thursday, where administration officials say he will seek to boost U.S. defense and energy sales and further strengthen Washington’s relationship with the world’s most-populous nation as China flexes its muscles in the region.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Andrey Kuznechyk, who spent more than three years imprisoned in Belarus, was released on Feb. 12, 2025. (svoboda.org/RFE/RL)
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FILE - President Donald Trump shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Feb. 25, 2020.