Despite this change, PM Modi will still travel to New York, where he is scheduled to attend a major community event on September 22 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island.
Trump lands in Ahmedabad, the largest city in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, a little before noon local time (0630 GMT). A road show and a huge reception is planned in a 110,000-seat cricket stadium said to be the world's largest.
But four months after the event dubbed "Howdy Modi!," intended to deepen relations with the wealthy Indian-American minority which has influence in India, some members of the diaspora have been protesting against a new citizenship law.
If the conduct of Indian foreign policy in the past seven decades shows us anything, it is that it has seldom relied on creative thinking from outside the four walls of the government.
Iltija Mufti, who has been running her mother’s social media account on her behalf since August 5, said the Centre has “no moral authority” to speak about developing Jammu and Kashmir.
If China has a long-term strategy of containing India within South Asia, then India can just as easily adopt a strategy of challenging China’s core interests. And India is trying to do this by building solid partnerships with other major powers like the US.
On this edition of Digging Deeper, we will try and examine the relationship between India and the US, but first we will focus on the evolving relationship between Modi and the US.
Indian Twitter users couldn't accept this moniker and resorted to trolling Trump for his ignorance about Mahatma Gandhi, who is 'The Father of our Nation'.
Donald Trump has always been transactional and through the Houston event PM Modi has caught his attention. If this leads to a significant increase in votes for Trump in 2020, India will acquire significant leverage in his second presidency.
The Howdy Modi event in Houston was a successful political and diplomatic exercise. Should national pride be attached to it?
Trump and Imran had last met in July at the White House
In a video which is doing the rounds on social media, Hasan Minhaj can be seen outside the venue, talking to a media coordinator from the press registration desk on the phone.
Addressing the Indian diaspora at the NRG Stadium in Houston, PM Modi said that the energy at the event was a "proof of increasing synergy between India and the US".
PM Modi and President Trump addressed a 50,000-strong gathering of Indian-Americans at the 'Howdy, Modi!' event in Houston, US
Pointing at the abrogation of Article 370, PM Modi said that India is focusing on 'farewells' as much as it was on 'welfare'
Touching upon the issues of security, Trump said that his administration is “committed to protecting innocent civilians from the threat of radical Islam"
India has categorically rejected any scope for third party mediation on Kashmir, saying it was a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan
Dallas-based Ashok Mago said that 'Howdy, Modi' is an opportunity for the two leaders to showcase to the world the shared values and principles of the two largest democratic countries
"He (Modi) asked if I would go with him and I've accepted and we're going to have a good time," Trump said
The delegation, which included Kashmiri Pandits from across the US, met Prime Minister Modi on his arrival in Houston as part as part of his week-long visit to the US.
A flower fell off the bouquet and to everyone's surprise, Modi bent down and picked it up himself.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Indian-American community at the 'Howdy Modi!' event in Houston, Texas, on September 22.
For the US, Trump’s participation in the Houston event is strategic and goes beyond personal camaraderie. For India, beyond immediate considerations, fixing trade relations with US is a priority.
Sitharaman announced fiscal measures that will cost the government Rs 1.45 lakh crore in revenue annually.
US President Donald Trump would be hoping that by standing shoulder-to-shoulder with a Prime Minister who is very popular among Trump’s constituents of Indian descent, he can make himself appealing to them.