India is in talks with the United States for the purchase and co-production of combat vehicles as well as finalising a fighter jet engine deal, people familiar with the matter said. Trump asked Modi in a call last month to buy more U.S.-made security equipment and move "toward a fair trading relationship".

Narendra Modi’s visit to the White House this week feels suspiciously like a victory lap for an Indian leader whose economy hasn’t had a great deal to celebrate of late.

Indian Prime Minister Modi will be among the first foreign leaders to meet Trump after his inauguration, but his visit comes in the backdrop of heightened tensions - Anadolu Ajansı