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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that trade talks with India are “going good” and also hinted at a possible visit to the country next year.While speaking to reporters at a White House press briefing, Trump called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a friend” and a “great man” and said India had “largely stopped buying oil from Russia”, a claim he hasrepeated in the past weeks.Trump had slapped India with 50% tariffs in August, including a 25% penalty for buying Russian oil and arms, which he says was funding Moscow’s war with Ukraine – a charge Delhi denies.Trump’s comments come as Delhi and Washington are working to conclude a high-stakes trade deal this fall.
Speaking to reporters about a possible visit to India, Trump said, “we will figure that out, I will go…
Prime Minister Modi is a great man and I will be going”.It is unclear when the visit will take place, but it could be next year, Trump said.His remarks come amid ongoing uncertainty about whether the president will join the Quad Summit which India is scheduled to host this year.The Quad – composed of Japan, the US, Australia and India – aims at boosting the prosperity and security in the Indo-Pacific – was slated to meet in India in November.The exact dates for the 2025 summit have yet to be confirmed.While trade talks between India and the US have resumed after months of being stalled over Delhi’s Russian oil purchases, India has not directly confirmed Trump’s claims of reducing imports.In October, India’s oil imports from Russia had risen slightly from the month before, according to preliminary ship datareportedby Reuters.
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