Trump & Modi Celebrate ‘Special Bond’ Between US-India Despite Tariff Tensions issues| PM Modi US Visit
President Donald Trump met Thursday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has heaped praise on him in hopes of avoiding the additional tariffs that the new administration has slapped on other countries in its opening weeks.
Trump welcomed Modi to the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, calling him a “great friend,” hours after the U.S. president signed increases on tariffs to match the tax rates that other countries charge on imports — which affects American trading partners around the world, including India.
“We have great friendship, he and I and our countries, and I think it’s only going to get closer,” Trump said.
Modi is a nationalist and spent his time before arriving in Washington talking up his warm relationship with Trump during his first term while cheering his winning back the White House. The Indian leader was looking to improve relations with Washington and the West overall, which have been frosty lately after Modi refused to condemn Russia for its war on Ukraine.
“The world had this thinking that India somehow is a neutral country in this whole process,” Modi said, praising Trump for speaking with Russia and Ukraine’s leaders on Wednesday. “But this is not true. India has a side, and that side is of peace.”
The trip comes after Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party’s victory during a high-stakes state legislature election last weekend in India’s federal territory, including New Delhi. The prime minister said before leaving for Washington that the visit was a chance to “deepen our partnership” in key areas such as technology, trade, defense and energy.
The White House visit isn’t likely to be all smiles, though.
Trump, a Republican, previously imposed tariffs on China and says more are coming against the European Union, while threatening similar against Canada and Mexico and expanding tariffs on steel and aluminum he initially imposed during his first term.
The White House insists that in signing Thursday’s round of what Trump called “reciprocal" tariffs, he is leveling the playing field between U.S. manufacturers and foreign competitors — though these new taxes would likely be paid by American consumers and businesses either directly or in the form of higher prices.
Even prior to signing the new round of tariffs, however, Trump indicated that he was ready to object to Indian tariffs. He repeatedly dubbed Modi’s country a “tariff king.”
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