Sandhu's comments came as the US deported several Indian nationals who allegedly illegally migrated to the United States on Thursday at Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat. A US military C-17 Globemaster military aircraft landed in Punjab's Amritsar on February 5 with 104 Indian nationals.
During the discussion, the two leaders emphasised on enhancing operational cooperation, as well as advancing defence industrial and technological collaboration to deter "aggression in Indo-Pacific."
Opposition MPs on Thursday held a protest in Parliament premises against External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar's statement in Rajya Sabha, on the deportation of Indian nationals from the United States on February 5.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday criticised the Central government over the deportation of alleged illegal Indian immigrants from the United States, questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stance on the issue.
Jaishankar said that deportations by the US are organized and executed by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the standard operating procedure for deportation by aircraft used by ICE is effective from 2013.
Speaking to ANI, Tharoor said that the US should have deported Indians on a commercial aircraft or a civilian plane. He stressed that deportation should have been conducted in a more "humane manner." He also highlighted that over 1100 Indians were deported under the Biden administration i
PM Modi will travel to Washington DC for a two-day visit. The invite came just days after a recent phone call between the two leaders, as per The Hill.
Khera recalled India's response under United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-led government when Indian diplomat Devyani Kobragade was "handcuffed and strip searched" in the US in 2013.
The invitation comes days after a recent phone call between the two leaders on January 27, where both the leaders emphasised their commitment to advance the US-India strategic partnership and the Indo-Pacific Quad partnership.
Calling the relationship "unfair", Trump said the US doesn't want to take any advantage but wants fairness. He also criticised the Biden administration for allowing the trade deficit to go "out of hand".