Prime Minister Modi will be on a visit to America on 12 and 13 February. During this time there will be a meeting between PM Modi and President Donald Trump. This meeting between the two leaders is considered very important. Then it is also important to know how many times the first meeting has been held between Trump and PM Modi.
Trump and PM Modi will meet for 8th time
Significantly, Trump and Modi have met 7 times so far. Trump has become the President of America for the second time, while PM Modi is the Prime Minister of India since 2014. This is the 8th meeting between the two leaders. But this is the first time in Trump’s second term when the two leaders will meet. However, there was a phone conversation between PM Modi and Trump after taking oath of presidency. Now let’s take a look at the previous meetings.
The first meeting was held in 2017.
Donald Trump became President for the first time on 20 January 2017. About 5 months later, on 26 June 2017, he had a first meeting with PM Modi. Prime Minister Modi visited Washington. During this time the negotiations focused on the fight against defense cooperation, trade and terrorism. The two leaders also embraced each other.
Second meeting in Argentina on 30 November 2018
The second meeting between Modi and Trump took place on 30 November 2018 at the G20 summit held at Buenos Aires in Argentina. During this time, the two leaders also discussed business as well as the fight against Hind-Pacific security and terrorism.
28 June 2019, third meeting
The third meeting of the two leaders took place on 28 June 2019 at the G20 summit held in Osaka, Japan. During this, a tripartite meeting was held between PM Modi, Shinzo Abe and Trump. During this, Modi and Trump discussed trade and 5G technology between the two countries.
26 August 2019, fourth meeting in France
Trump and Modi met for the fourth time in France on 26 August 2019. During this time he met at the conference of G-7 countries. Meanwhile, PM Modi and President Trump discussed the situation arising after Article 370 was removed from Jammu and Kashmir. Trade and bilateral relations were also discussed.
‘Howdy Modi’ program and 5th meeting
The fifth meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Trump took place on 22 September 2019 at a program called ‘Howdy Modi’ held in Houston, USA. During this program, PM Modi gave the slogan ‘Abki Bar Trump Sarkar’ and described Trump as a true friend of India. However, Trump lost the election.
24 September 2019, New York
The next meeting between PM Modi and President Trump took place on 24 September 2019 during the United Nations Summit in New York. During this time the conversation between the two leaders focused on trade, security and defense relations.
Last time we met in Namaste Trump
Donald Trump visited India on 24-25 February 2020. Meanwhile, ‘Namaste Trump’ was organized on 24 February at Motra Stadium in Ahmedabad. It was attended by President Trump and his wife Melania Trump. More than one lakh people participated in this program. During this time Trump praised India’s culture, economy and army.
Modi-Trump met 5 times in 9 months
Thus, there was a lot of discussion of close relations between Modi and Trump at the last time of Trump’s first term. In the year 2019, the two leaders met five times in about 9 months. It also includes Houdi Modi in the US and Namaste Trump in India. After June 28 in 2019, the two leaders met on 26 August, 22 September, 24 September and then February 2020.
