New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he looks forward to meeting "my friend, President Trump" during his visit to the US, and has very warm recollections of working together in Trump's first term. He also said he looks forward to co-chairing the AI Action Summit along with President Emmanuel Macron during his France visit.

In his departure statement on Monday, as he left for France and the US, the PM said his US visit will be an opportunity to build upon the successes of their collaboration during President Trump's first term and develop an agenda to further elevate and deepen the bilateral partnership, including in the areas of technology, trade, defence, energy, and supply chain resilience.

The statement reads:

"At t...