Prime Minister Modi has arrived in Washington DC for a 2-day visit at the invitation of President Trump. This makes him one of just a few international leaders to meet Trump so soon after his inauguration. But what can this visit achieve? Is a second flowering of the Trump-Modi camaraderie likely? Or might tricky issues like tariffs and illegal immigration wither the bloom? And how much does everything depend upon the whims and caprices of a powerful and unchecked Donald Trump?

Those are the key issues Karan Thapar discusses with Senior Advisor on the South Asia Programme of the United States Institute of Peace, Daniel Markey.

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