Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump may hold a meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur later this month.

PM Modi is scheduled to travel to Malaysia for the 47th ASEAN Summit on October 26–27. Malaysia has also extended an invitation to President Trump to attend the summit. If Trump confirms his participation, it will mark the first multilateral forum where the two leaders will come face-to-face after Washington's 50 per cent tariffs against India came into effect.

Relations between India and the United States have come under strain after Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods while at the same time drawing closer to Pakistan. The rift has widened further with Trump targeting New Delhi over its energy ties with Moscow, partic

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