‘TARIFF TALKS with India going great’

 

 

US President Donald Trump said negotiations with India over a bilateral trade deal are “coming along great” and he thinks Washington will “haveadeal” with New Delhi. Trump made the remarks on Tuesday while speaking to reporters before departing the White House for a rally in Michigan marking the first 100 days of his second administration.“India is coming along great. I think we’ll haveadeal with India,” said the president.

 

“The Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) as you know was here three weeks ago, and they want to make a deal.We’ll see what happens,”he added.PrimeMinister Modi visited theWhite House in late February. Earlier in the day, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reportersin theWhiteHouse that the US is “very close” to a trade deal with India. He said that America’s Asiantradingpartners and allies“havebeen the most forthcoming interms of doing the deals”. At a press briefing, he spokeabout Vice President JD Vance’sIndia visit lastweek.

 

“Ithink thathe and (Prime Minister Narendra )Modi made some very good progress. So I could see some announcements on India.”Bessent added that he can alsosee the contours of a deal with South Korea coming togetherand substantial talkswithJapan. Responding to a question onthe timeline for a trade deal, hesaid, “I think that we are veryclose on India and …India, in afunny way, is easier to negotiatewith (than) many other countries because theyhave very high tariffs and lots of tariffs.”