(a) the circumstance under which an invite was sent to the US President Donald Trump to visit India in January, 2019; and
(b) the reasons for sending an invite without ascertaining the willingness/ability to come?
(a) the circumstance under which an invite was sent to the US President Donald Trump to visit India in January, 2019; and
(b) the reasons for sending an invite without ascertaining the willingness/ability to come?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]
(a) & (b) The India-U.S. Joint Statement issued on 27 June 2017 states, ‘President Trump gladly accepted Prime Minister Modi’s invitation to visit India.’ No formal invitation has been sent to the U.S. President to visit India in January 2019.
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