Indian officials have zeroed in on two of Trump’s top priorities — the economy and immigration — hoping to make small concessions that yield big dividends.

Mr Trump and Mr Modi enjoyed warm relations in the US president’s first term, but during his campaign for re-election Mr Trump called India a “very big abuser” on trade and vowed to use tariffs on global imports into the US to correct imbalances.

Donald Trump said Narendra Modi will probably come to the White House in February, putting India’s prime minister among the first foreign leaders to visit Washington since the US president’s inauguration.