Other reports say Modi will attend a dinner hosted by the US President on the two-day visit. The dates of the official working trip have not yet been announced.

Modi and Trump had a warm relationship during the US President's first term. The White House said last week they had a "productive" phone call and discussed illegal immigration, security and trade ties.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the US next week and meet President Donald Trump, the White House said. Modi will be among the first foreign leaders to meet Trump at the White House during his second term.

Trump last year called Modi a "great leader" but also accused India of imposing excessive tariffs. Analysts say it will be interesting to see whether the friendship between the two men will help overcome concerns about trade and immigration.

Confirmation of the Indian leader's visit to Washington came shortly after a US military plane carrying about 100 Indian nationals landed in the state of Punjab. During last week's call, Trump said he was sure India would "do the right thing" in the face of illegal immigration.

There were an estimated 725,000 illegal Indian immigrants in the US last year, according to the Pew Research Center. India has so far been spared the threat of tariffs on its exports to the US.

Trump in the past has called India a "tariff king" and a "big abuser" of trade relations and threatened to retaliate if Delhi did not reduce taxes on US imports.

India's finance secretary told local media that this was a sign that the country was "not a tariff king". External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India at Trump's swearing-in ceremony and held talks with his US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington.

Last week, the Indian foreign ministry said the two countries were working to further deepen their bilateral ties.

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