Trump likely to raise CAA, NRC with PM Modi

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump is likely to raise issues concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) in his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit next week, a senior US official has said.

The US President will bring up concerns over "religious freedom" both in his private as well as in public remarks, the Trump administration official said at a media briefing in Washington. Asked if Trump will bring up CAA and NRC, the official said, "We are concerned with some of the issues (CAA and NRC)… I think President Trump will talk about our shared tradition of democracy and religious freedom both in his public remarks and then certainly in private.