“He is a great friend of mine. For a long time we’ve had a wonderful relationship,“ Trump said as he greeted Modi in the Oval Office for a visit that he promised would bring “wonderful” trade deals.
SpaceX and Tesla tycoon Musk -- who has launched an aggressive effort as Trump's right-hand man to overhaul the US bureaucracy -- was in the Oval Office for the talks with Trump.
Modi said the meeting was “very good.”
The White House said Trump and Modi hoped to agree on a long-sought US-India trade deal and a new defense partnership, while Trump said they would also sign deals on oil and gas.
The meeting came hours after the US president announced reciprocal tariffs on all countries, including India -- but New Delhi is hoping to avoid further levies that Trump says are needed to counter the US trade deficit.
“India is a very hard place to do business because of the tariffs.”
Modi offered quick tariff concessions ahead of his visit, with New Delhi slashing duties on high-end motorcycles -- a boost to Harley-Davidson, the iconic US manufacturer whose struggles in India have irked Trump.
Modi is the fourth world leader to visit Trump since his return, following the prime ministers of Israel and Japan, and the king of Jordan.
The two share much in common, with both campaigning on promises to promote majority communities over minorities and both doggedly quashing dissent.
Trump could visit India later this year for a summit of the Quad -- a four-way grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the United States.
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