India, Feb. 14 -- Indian PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said Washington and New Delhi have set a target of doubling their bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030.

After meeting Donald Trump in the White House for the first time since the President's inauguration on January 20, Modi said: "Today, we have set a target of more than doubling bilateral trade to 500 billion dollars by 2030. Our teams will work on an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial Trade Agreement."

He said: "We will strengthen the oil and gas trade to ensure India's energy security. Investment in energy infrastructure will also increase."

Modi said: "In the nuclear energy sector, we also talked about increasing cooperation in the direction of Small Modular Reactors."...