Trump indicates 'wonderful trade deals' for India and U.S. as he hosts PM Modi in Washington
The Hindu
US President Donald Trump and PM Modi discuss trade deals, defence, energy, and technology to strengthen India-US partnership.
US President Donald Trump announced plans to firm up "some wonderful trade deals" for India and the US as he hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wide-ranging talks focussing on charting a new pathway for broadening the bilateral partnership, including in the areas of defence, energy, and critical technology.
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At his Oval Office on Thursday, Trump welcomed Modi with a long handshake and a warm hug while describing the prime minister as a "great friend" for a long time.
The two leaders made brief statements to the media and answered a number of questions before settling down for the crucial talks, hours after the American President announced a new reciprocal tariff policy for all the trading partners of the US.
"We are going to work with India also. We have separate big trade deals to announce in the very near future," Trump said while talking about his administration's trade policy.
"We are going to make some wonderful trade deals for India and for the US," he said replying to a question.
In his remarks, Modi congratulated Trump for becoming the president for a second term and recalled the upward trajectory of India-US relations during the American leader's first stint at the White House.
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