New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 22nd ASEAN-India summit virtually, and not make the trip to Kuala Lumpur, even as US President Donald Trump is set to travel to Malaysia. The decision of Modi’s virtual participation was announced Thursday, three days before the summit.

Modi’s virtual attendance, announced on X by the Indian prime minister, comes amidst ongoing trade negotiations with the US. While Modi was expected to personally attend the summit for a number of reasons, clarity set in on the final decision in the hours following a call between the prime minister and the US president on Diwali.

While Modi’s statement on the call indicated that the two discussed counter-terrorism cooperation, Trump said in statements to the press that the two discussed trade bet

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