Trump's visit will further strengthen strategic ties: India
India had invited Trump to grace the Republic Day parade as the chief guest last year but the US President could not come due to scheduling issues.
As AAP is set to register a massive victory in the assembly polls, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal asked party volunteers to not burst firecrackers during celebrations to prevent air pollution. AAP volunteers grooved to party anthem "Lage Raho Kejriwal" and maintained they will strictly abide by the direction of Kejriwal.
"No machine (which) has a chip is tamper proof. Also please do for a moment think, why no developed country uses EVM," Digvijaya Singh said. "Would CEC and Hon Supreme Court please have a fresh look on EVM voting in India? We are the largest democracy in the world, we can't allow some unscrupulous people to hack results and steal the mandate of 1.3 billion people."
During his visit to the US in September last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reminded Trump of his invitation to him to visit India along with his family.
"The visit will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to review progress in bilateral ties and further strengthen our strategic partnership," the MEA said.
It said Trump and the First Lady will attend official engagements in the national capital and Ahmedabad, and interact with a cross-section of Indian society.
The main outcome of Trump's visit is likely to be finalisation of a trade deal.
Whether India benefits or not but Trump will definitely benefit of India visit as he will get good voter share of Indian Americans in ensuing election.
The MEA said the global strategic partnership between India and the US is based on "trust, shared values, mutual respect and understanding", and marked by warmth and friendship between the peoples of the two countries.
"The relationship has further evolved under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, with significant progress in all areas, including trade, defence, counter-terrorism, energy, coordination on regional and global issues as well as people-to-people ties," the MEA said.
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