INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
United States Vice President JD Vance started a four-day visit to India on Monday and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as
New Delhi rushes to avoid steep United States tariffs with an early trade deal and enhance ties with the Trump administration.Their
discussions will cover the first day of Vance's mainly individual visit to the country with his family, which includes going to the Taj
Mahal and going to a wedding event in the city of Jaipur, Reuters reported.Vance's spouse, Usha, is the daughter of Indian immigrants.Vance
landed at New Delhi's Palam airport on Monday following a see to Rome, where he held a personal conference with Pope Francis on Easter
Sunday.Modi and Vance are expected to review progress made on the bilateral agenda detailed in February when the Indian leader satisfied
President Donald Trump in Washington
It consists of fairness in their two-way trade and growing their defence partnership.The Indian prime minister was among the first world
leaders to meet Trump after he took office, and Reuters has actually reported that his federal government is open to cutting tariffs on
majority of its imports from the United States , which deserved a total $41.8 billion in 2024, as part of a trade deal.However, the United
States president has actually continued to call India a tariff abuser and tariff king
We are really positive that the see will provide a further boost to our bilateral ties, Indian foreign ministry representative Randhir
Jaiswal informed reporters on Thursday, discussing Vance's engagements in India.The United States is India's largest trading partner and
their two-way bilateral trade reached $129 billion in 2024, with a $45.7 billion surplus in favour of India, United States government trade
data show.Officials in New Delhi are anticipating to clinch a trade deal with the United States within the 90-day pause on tariff hikes
announced by Trump on April 9 for major trading partners, consisting of Delhi.Vance's tour in India is also seen as laying the ground for
Trump's see to the nation later on in the year for the summit of leaders of the Quad grouping that consists of India, Australia, Japan and
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