India’s Prime Minister To Call On Trump, And H-1B Visas Van’t Be Ignored

By Andy Uhler
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds after a joint statement with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese Foreign Ministry in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday June 24, 2017.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds after a joint statement with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese Foreign Ministry in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday June 24, 2017. Armando Franca/AP, file
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds after a joint statement with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese Foreign Ministry in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday June 24, 2017.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauds after a joint statement with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese Foreign Ministry in Lisbon, Portugal, Saturday June 24, 2017. Armando Franca/AP, file

India’s Prime Minister To Call On Trump, And H-1B Visas Van’t Be Ignored

By Andy Uhler
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Washington today for his first meeting with President Trump. The two are likely to stick to subjects both countries agree on — defense and counterterrorism — but the issue of H-1B visas can’t be ignored.