New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Amid a thaw in the India-US relationship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump may hold a meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur later this month.

PM Modi is scheduled to travel to Malaysia for the 47th ASEAN Summit on October 26-27. According to multiple reports, Malaysia has also extended an invitation to President Trump to attend the summit. If Trump confirms his participation, it will mark the first multilateral forum where the two leaders will come face-to-face after Washington's 50 per cent tariffs against India came into effect.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian President Vladimir Putin are also expected to travel and attend the summit. The speculation a...