Malaysia has informed India that US President Donald Trump will visit Kuala Lumpur for the summits of ASEAN and East Asia leaders from October 26 to 28.

This has opened a window for Delhi to look at a possible bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump on the sidelines of the East Asia summit.

While there has been no official announcement about Modi’s travel to Malaysia, preparations are underway. There has been no official announcement from the US side too, either from the White House or the US State Department, on Trump’s travel plans.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is the host of the ASEAN and East Asia summits and Kuala Lumpur and Delhi have been in touch about India’s participation.

Malaysia has also conveyed that Chinese Premier Li Qian

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