President Donald Trump is meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has heaped praise on the president and is hoping to avoid tariffs that the new administration has slapped on other countries in its opening weeks.

In the US, PM Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with President Trump in both restricted and delegation-level formats.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to the speech of French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) during the closing session of the Franco-Indian Economic Forum at the Quai d'Orsay following the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris,

After concluding a two-day visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United States capital, Washington DC, on Wednesday (EST). US President Donald Trump will host PM Modi for dinner on February 14 ahead of their bilateral meet.