'Will PM raise Indian student deportation issue?': Congress asks ahead of Modi-Vance meeting

New Delhi: With the Prime Minister all set to host US Vice President JD Vance, Congress on Sunday asked Narendra Modi whether he would convey India's concerns over the manner in which Indians are being deported, Indian students are treated there and the "complete destruction" of the multilateral rules-based trading system anchored in the WTO.

It also asked whether Modi would convey India's concerns over the US' withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and the World Health Organisation.

Vance and his Indian-origin wife Usha along with their three children will arrive in Delhi on Monday. The Prime Minister will be hosting a dinner for Vance and Usha after holding talks with the former on a range of issues, including trade, tariff and regional security.

Congress General Secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh posed five questions to Modi on concerns on various issues.

He asked whether the Prime Minister would convey India's concerns over the manner in which Indian citizens were being deported and Indian students made to live in an atmosphere of fear in the US after their parents spent their life savings to support their education in America.

He also queried whether he would convey India's concerns on the "complete destruction" of the multilateral rules-based trading system anchored in the WTO, from which India has gained greatly.

Ramesh wanted to know whether the Prime Minister questioned the Vice President on the US' withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement, which is so "very essential" for managing global warming that threatens the livelihoods of crores of our people?

In another question, he asked whether Modi would convey India's concerns on the US withdrawal from the WHO, which plays an important role in global public health research and management

He also questioned if Modi would convey India's determination to ensure that any further bilateral trade liberalisation does not adversely impact Indian farmers, industry, and MSMEs.