Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump spoke on the phone over bilateral matters between the two democracies.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke in a phone call on Monday, Modi said in a post on X, the first conversation between the two leaders since Trump's inauguration last week.

The White House said Trump and Modi discussed a range of regional issues, including security in the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe.

Following a telephonic conversation, US President Donald Trump has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would likely visit the White House next month

The two leaders, in their first phone call, also discussed their upcoming visits. US President Donald Trump is expected to visit India for the Quad Leaders' Smmit later this year. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi may visit the US in the coming months.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the newly sworn president of the United States, Donald Trump, on the phone on Monday. This is the first time the two politicians, who describe each other as friends, talked since Trump's mega inauguration event.

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