As per report US President donald trump may visit india in february with both sides reportedly discussing possible dates, according to multiple reports. Meanwhile this would be the first time trump visits india as the US President. However, there has been no official confirmation about this from either side so far. Furthermore trump and PM modi are expected to sign an agreement on civil aviation apart from the long-pending bilateral trade deal, and the newspaper reported citing sources it didn’t identify.
Reportedly the timing of Trump’s visit would depend on the duration of the US Senate impeachment trial, which is expected to begin this week. Perhaps the trial is to determine if trump should be removed from office. Apparently prime minister narendra modi had invited President trump in september 2018 to visit india for the january 2019 Republic Day parade.
Moreover it was stated that earlier in october 2018, the white house had said that the President would not be able to travel to india to be the chief guest at the parade due to his tight schedule. Apparently india and the US are expected to sign a trade deal pending since 2018. Hence reports suggest that india is also hoping for trump to revoke cancellation of India's "Generalized System of Preference (GSP)" status.
