Washington DC, Feb. 12 -- Indian-American US Congressman Shri Thanedar on Tuesday (local time) highlighted tariffs as a "big" issue ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with US President Donald Trump, stating that trade, bilateral ties, and immigration are among the key topics that need to be addressed.

"This is an exciting time. PM Modi and Donald Trump have met two times before... I am looking forward to this meeting... There are a lot of issues that need to be talked about. The tariff is a big issue, the bilateral relationship, commerce, immigration issue, there are so many things going on... I hope a lot can get done," Thanedar said.

Earlier, Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director of the Observer Research Foundation Americ...