WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Donald Trump at the White House. The focus of the bilateral between the two leaders was trade and tariffs, with India hoping to avoid the brunt of Trump’s tariff war. Shortly before the summit, the tycoon signed a series of executive orders regarding the imposition of reciprocal tariffs on countries that impose the highest tariffs on the United States.During a joint conference after the meeting, Trump referred to his close friendship with Prime Minister Modi. “We’ve had a wonderful relationship and we’ve maintained it over these last four years,” Trump said. My administration has just begun and there are many important things to talk about, as India will be buying much of our oil and gas and we have by far more than any other country in the world.We have a good relationship with India and we want to talk about trade. “According to data reported by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indian government, the United States is India’s largest trading partner. In recent days Trump has repeatedly expressed his willingness to impose more tariffs than any other country, stressing that “whatever tariffs India imposes on the United States, the United States will impose on them. “Trump has widely criticized the previous administration for its work on trade: “We did a fantastic job for the American people, we had four wonderful years that were interrupted by a terrible administration. They didn’t know what to do, and now we’re trying to get things back on track. We’re going to get along with other countries and do record-breaking business, we’re going to work with India, and we have several very important trade deals to announce.”Responding to reporters’ questions, Trump also spoke about the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, stressing that the latter will take part in the talks to end the war after Wednesday’s phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We have Ukraine, we have Russia, and there will be other people involved as well,” Trump said, noting that Russia’s representatives will be at the security conference to be held in Munich, which will also be attended by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.-photo Ipa Agency-(ITALPRESS).
