PM Modi to hold talks with US President Donald Trump

Manila (Phillipines): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met United States President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a 10-nation grouping besides India, that’s expected to boost trade and defence cooperation summit in Manila.

Modi held a one-on-one meetings with US President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The US is part of the Quadrilateral – a four-nation alliance including Japan, Australia and India – that is expected to be revived on the sidelines of the summit.

Modi would hold talks with the country’s President Rodrigo Duterte and other world leaders.

Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister since Indira Gandhi to visit Manila, the capital of Philippines, in 36 years.