Bangladesh may feature in upcoming Modi-Biden talks

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to hold talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington DC next week.

Issues of the South Asian neighbourhood, particularly Bangladesh, it's general elections and US new visa policy may feature in table of discussion.

According to diplomatic sources in New Delhi, Modi may raise the issue of upcoming polls in the Maldives and Bangladesh.

Against the backdrop of Chinese growing influence in South Asia, development in India's neighbourhood and Indo-Pacific security have emerged as areas of concerns to Delhi and Washington both.

Reuters reported that Biden administration is pushing New Delhi ahead of the talks to cut through its own red tape and advance a deal for dozens of U.S.-made armed drones.

India has long expressed interest in buying large armed drones from the United States. But bureaucratic stumbling blocks have hampered a hoped-for deal for SeaGuardian drones that could be worth $2 billion to $3 billion for years.