India ready to take back its citizens living illegally in US, need to end ecosystem of human trafficking: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is willing to take back its nationals if they live illegally in the United States and laid emphasis on the need to finish the ecosystem of human trafficking PM Modi also expressed confidence that President Donald Trump will fully cooperate with India in finishing this ecosystemThose who stay in other countries illegally do not have any legal right to be there As far as India and the US are concerned we have always said that those who are verified and are truly the citizens of India if they live in the US illegally India is ready to take them back PM Modi said answering a query at the joint press conference with President Trump after their bilateral talks He said most of the people staying illegally are from ordinary families and are misguided by human traffickersBut it doesnt stop just there for us These are people from ordinary families They are shown big dreams and most of them are such who are misled and brought here So we should attack this entire system of human trafficking Together it should be the effort of the US and India to destroy such an ecosystem from its roots so that human trafficking endsOur bigger fight is against that entire ecosystem and we are confident that President Trump will fully cooperate with India in finishing this ecosystem he addedUS had recently sent over 100 Indians who it said were illegal immigrants to the country in a military plane with restraints which caused a political furore in the country External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had given a statement in Parliament on the deportation of Indian nationals Officials have said India has been in contact with the US authorities over concerns about the conditions under which people are brought backIn his remarks PM Modi lauded the role of the Indian community in the US in fostering bilateral ties and announced that India will open two new consulates in Los Angeles and Boston Indian community living in India is an important link to our relationships To enhance our peopletopeople ties we will soon open our consulates in Los Angeles and Boston We have invited the universities of the US to open offshore campuses in India he saidHe also thanked President Trump for approving the extradition of 2611 attack accused Tahawwur Rana India and America have been together in the fight against terrorism We agree that solid action must be taken to eliminate terrorism that originates on the other side of the border I am thankful to the President that he has decided to extradite a criminal to India who committed genocide in 2008 in India The courts in India will take proper action he saidThe Prime Minister also affirmed the role of Quad in maintaining peace stability and prosperity in the IndoPacific India and Americas partnership strengthens democracy and democratic values We will work together to maintain peace stability and prosperity in the IndoPacific Quad will have an important role in it This time India is going to host the Quad summit we will extend our cooperation in new areas with our partner countries during that In the IndiaMiddle EastEurope Economic Corridor IMEEC and Israel the United Arab Emirates and the United States I2U2 we will work together for economic corridor and trade infrastructure the Prime Minister saidTrump also reiterated the US commitment to the Quad partnership In 2017 my administration revived and reinvigorated the Quad security partnershipPrime Minister and I reaffirm the strong cooperation among the United States India Australia and Japan and its really crucial to maintain peace prosperity tranquillity in the IndoPacific Trump further said he said PM Modi also extended an invitation to President Trump to visit IndiaThe people of India even today remember your President Trump visit of 2020 and they hope that youll see them again On behalf of 140 crore people of India I invite you to come to India he added President Trump lauded the special bond between the US and India he said that both nations are also announcing the framework to further strengthen the tiesI am thrilled to welcome PM Modi at the White House We spend a lot of time here and also in India We travelled to your beautiful country 5 years ago It was an incredible period of time There is a special bond between the US and India the worlds oldest and largest democracies in the world Today the PM and I are announcing the framework to strengthen the ties further Trump saidThe US President further announced agreements on energy import agreement and trade routes The Prime Minister and I also reached an important agreement on energy that will ensure the US to be the leading supplier of oil and natural gas to India hopefully the number one supplier In the groundbreaking development for the US nuclear industry India is also reforming laws to welcome US nuclear technology which is at the highest level in the Indian market Trump saidWe agreed to work together to help build one of the greatest trade routes in all of history It will run from India to Israel to Italy and onward to the US connecting our partners roads railways and undersea cables It is a big development he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever