After an Oval Office meeting mid-afternoon the leaders will dine together at the White House, though no press conference is scheduled. This will be followed a delegation-level bilateral meeting.
Modi will deliver opening and closing remarks at the meeting and will also hear from each chief executive present at the meeting. In a change of plans, the United States and India have changed their earlier stand of no questions allowed - instead, after a joint statement is issued on their meeting, each leader will take one question selected in advance.
India continues to be a big beneficiary of this popular visa program, a key way Indian IT talent makes its way to the U.S.to work for Silicon Valley's biggest firms, such as Apple, Google and Accenture, among others.
The two governments are working on a joint statement about fighting terrorism, and a senior White House official says: "We can expect to see some new initiatives on counterterrorism cooperation". "In my sense, India is still a country with its own pride and glory so I don't think India will go very far from far beyond the general non-alignment policy", she said.
The US decision to sell 22 Guardian drones to India - the first such American transaction with a non-NATO ally - reinforces the strong defence ties that the two nations have established over the last decade. Modi is the second-most-followed global leader, with over 30 million Twitter followers, second to Trump, who has nearly 33 million followers.
The Indo-US civil nuclear deal is expected to figure during talks, but a pact between the NPCIL and Westinghouse to build six power reactors in Andhra Pradesh is unlikely to be signed.
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The meeting is also an opportunity for both sides to set their priorities, building on achievements from the Bush and Obama administrations. The role of Pakistan and threat it poses especially in Jammu and Kashmir, along with the rise of Chinese influence there, will likely be given significant importance. The Trump administration has launched a review of the skilled-worker (or H-1B) visa program that has brought hundreds of thousands of Indian employees to American companies.
This includes signing a defence logistics agreement and entering global conventions to help allow U.S. firms the possibility of investing in India's nuclear market. With a bulk of revenues coming from U.S., the IT firms hope to seek a relaxation.
However, this is PM Modi's first visit to the United States after the Trump administration came to power.
"The bilateral meeting is the start of a great friendship, it's really not meant for any policy implementation", Kumar told PTI in Virginia as he arrived in the city suburb for the community event to be addressed by Modi.
Modi will likely communicate India's strong desire to buy more US arms, which may appease Trump's interest in increasing USA exports.
"Greatly look forward to my meeting and discussions with you @realDonaldTrump", he tweeted.
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