India and the US are working on an early visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said here on Friday. Modi and US President Donald Trump held a telephonic conversation on January 27. This was their first phone conversation since the American leader's inauguration last week.
"The two sides are working on an early visit of Prime Minister Modi to the US to further deepen India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership," MEA Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "Specific dates for the visit would be announced at the appropriate time," he said.
He also said India is working with US authorities for early extradition of Mumbai terror accused Tahawwur Rana. On January 21, the US supreme court rejected Rana's review petition paving way for his extradition to India.
"We are now working with the US side on procedural issues for early extradition to India of the accused in the Mumbai terror attack," Jaiswal said.
He said three Indian nationals have gone missing in Iran and India has taken the issue with Tehran strongly. "The matter has been raised with the Iranian embassy in Delhi and with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran," Jaiswal said.
