PM Modi Arrives At Delhi's Palam Airport After Concluding US Trip

PM Modi arrived in the US from France on Wednesday. He was hosted by Trump on Thursday for their first bilateral talks since the Republican leader assumed the US presidency on January 20.

PM Modi arrives in Delhi after concluding this trip to France and US.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Palam Airport in New Delhi after concluding his two-nation visit to France and the US, where he held bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron.

PM Modi had departed for India after concluding his visit to the US on Thursday evening during which he held high-level bilateral talks with Trump on a wide range of subjects, including trade and technology, defence and security, energy and people-to-people ties.

Modi arrived in the US from France on Wednesday. He was hosted by Trump on Thursday for their first bilateral talks since the Republican leader assumed the US presidency on January 20.

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Palam airport in Delhi after concluding his two-nation visit to France and the US.

During his visit, PM Modi co-chaired AI summit in France and in the US, the PM met President Donald Trump - first meeting of the two leaders after… pic.twitter.com/wX4UyhdqJ5

— ANI (@ANI) February 14, 2025

During the talks, India and the US decided to take a big leap in broad-basing their strategic ties in several critical areas, including defence, energy, and critical technology. In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi said he had an excellent meeting with President Trump and that their talks will add significant momentum to the India-USA friendship!  

"President Trump often talks about MAGA. In India, we are working towards a Viksit Bharat, which in the American context translates into MIGA. And together, the India-USA have a MEGA partnership for prosperity!" Modi tweeted.

"I am thrilled to welcome the Prime Minister of India, my friend @NarendraModi, back to the @WhiteHouse.
There is truly a special bond between the United States and India—the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy." –President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸🇮🇳 @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/CfcRUMgLWs

— President Donald J. Trump (@POTUS) February 14, 2025

Meanwhile, Trump said, "I am thrilled to welcome the Prime Minister of India, my friend @NarendraModi, back to the @WhiteHouse. There is truly a special bond between the United States and India—the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy."

After his talks with Modi, Trump announced that Washington is paving the way to provide New Delhi with F-35 fighter jets as part of increasing military supplies by billions of dollars.

Addressing the media on PM Modi's US visit, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said, "PM has just concluded a very substantive and very productive visit to the US at the invitation of President Donald Trump... This is the PM's first visit after the inauguration of President Trump for a second term... the fact that this visit is taking place within three weeks and a bit of the inauguration is a signal of priority that both leaders attached to the India-US relationship." 

During this two-day visit to the US, Prime Minister Modi also met key American officials, including National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. He also interacted with prominent business leaders, including SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who also leads the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

Prior to his US tour, Modi spent two days in France. During the visit, Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit with President French Emmanuel Macron in Paris and also held bilateral discussions with him on Wednesday.