US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address illegal immigration issues appropriately. Trump and Modi discussed enhancing India-US cooperation and India's procurement of American-made security equipment.

US President Donald Trump has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Washington in February to meet him, and that he believes India will do “what is right” on the issue of taking back illegal migrants.

By Ira Dugal This was originally published in the India File newsletter, which is issued every Tuesday. Sign up here to get latest news from India and how it matters to the world. Investors in India are on edge ahead of the annual federal budget scheduled for release on Saturday.