Is Trump Planning To Visit India? US President Drops Hint, Calls PM Modi ‘Great Man’ | India News
India-US Relations: United States President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled a possible visit to India next year. This will come at a time when both countries are making efforts to improve trade relations. Trump also called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “great man” and a “friend.”
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said his meetings with Prime Minister Modi “went great.”
“He (Prime Minister Modi) has pretty much stopped buying from Russia. And he’s my friend and we talk. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a great guy. He’s my friend and we talk and he wants me to go there. We’ll figure it out, I’ll go… Prime Minister Modi is a great guy and I’ll go too,” Trump said.
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When asked directly if he planned to travel to India next year, Trump said, “Maybe, yes,” according to news agency ANI.
Trump made the comments at a White House press conference, where officials announced a new initiative aimed at lowering the cost of popular weight-loss drugs across the United States.
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This comes months after the New York Times reported in August that Trump had no intention of visiting India for the Quad Summit later this year, following Washington’s decision to impose heavy tariffs.
“The Nobel Prize and an Angry Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled,” citing sources familiar with the president’s schedule. The NYT report titled, stated that although Trump had previously assured Prime Minister Modi that he would attend the summit in the fall, the plan has now been cancelled.
India-US Relations
The hint of a possible visit to India by the US President comes amid ongoing trade talks between India and the US following Washington’s decision to impose a 50 percent tariff, including a 25 percent surcharge, in exchange for India’s continued purchase of Russian oil.
Earlier this month, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) responded to Trump’s comments, reiterating that the country’s energy supply decisions are based on national interest and consumer welfare.
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