Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, left, and U.S President Donald Trump, arrive for a information convention at Hyderabad Home in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to go to the White Home subsequent week, a White Home official stated, hours after a U.S. army airplane departed to return deported migrants to the nation.
Trump spoke with Modi on Jan. 27, when he mentioned immigration and burdened the significance of India shopping for extra American-made safety gear and truthful bilateral buying and selling ties.
India, a strategic associate of the US in its efforts to counter China, is eager to reinforce commerce relations with the U.S. and make it simpler for its residents to get expert employee visas.
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It is usually eager to keep away from tariffs that Trump has threatened previously, citing India’s excessive tariffs on U.S. merchandise.
The US is India’s largest buying and selling associate and two-way commerce between the 2 international locations surpassed $118 billion in 2023/24, with India posting a commerce surplus of $32 billion.