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.

U.S. President Donald Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk as they arrive for a joint news conference after bilateral talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to U.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held telephone talks on Monday, discussing ways to further enhance bilateral relations between the two countries. This was their first conversation since Trump assumed the presidency for a second term on January 20.

Indian and U.S. diplomats are trying to arrange a February meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, two Indian sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.

Within days after his inauguration and re-entry into the White House, US President Donald Trump held a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The telephonic conversation was mainly organised to take stock of the bilateral ties even as both countries want to hold the Quad Summit at an “early date” along with Japan and Australia.

During Trump's inaugural function, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar representing PM Modi as his special envoy, was seated in the front row. He reportedly also carried a lett