NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi spoke to US President Donald Trump and congratulated him on the success of the "historic" Gaza peace plan. Addressing Trump as 'my friend', Modi said they reviewed "good progress" ach-ieved in trade negotiations. "Agreed to stay in close to-uch over the coming weeks," the PM posted on X, hinting at a possible meeting in the near future. The leaders will likely run into each other in Malaysia this month if they choose to attend Asean and East Asia summit meetings but so far neither has officially confirmed participation. According to a Politico report, Trump has conditioned his participation on Malaysia agreeing to allow him to preside over a ceremonial signing of a peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand. That Modi chose to say the trade negotiations

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