INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Vice President JD Vance began a four-day visit to India on Monday and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as New Delhi rushes
personal visit to the country with his family, which includes visiting the Taj Mahal and attending a wedding in the city of Jaipur, people
following a visit to Rome, where he held a private meeting with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday.Modi and Vance are expected to review progress
made on the bilateral agenda outlined in February when the Indian leader met President Donald Trump in Washington
leaders to meet Trump after he took office, and Reuters has reported that his government is open to cutting tariffs on more than half of its
imports from the U.S., which were worth a total $41.8 billion in 2024, as part of a trade deal.However, the U.S
government trade data show.Officials in New Delhi are expecting to clinch a trade deal with the U.S
includes India, Australia, Japan and the U.S.Harsh Pant, foreign policy head at the Observer Research Foundation think tank in Delhi, said
particular seems to have taken a very high profile role in American diplomacy, also means that the visit assumes an added layer of
administration officials, but the two sides are unlikely to sign any deals during the visit, people familiar with the matter said.India and
expect to ink a framework for defence partnership this year, while New Delhi also plans to procure and co-produce arms including Javelin
anti-tank guided missiles and Stryker infantry combat vehicles, according to a joint statement issued after the February meeting.Discussions
on such procurements would be taken forward during U.S
