{"id":848840,"date":"2025-05-16T22:11:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T03:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/vance-meets-with-modi-as-india-seeks-reprieve-from-trump-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T22:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T03:11:57","slug":"vance-meets-with-modi-as-india-seeks-reprieve-from-trump-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/16\/vance-meets-with-modi-as-india-seeks-reprieve-from-trump-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance meets with Modi as India seeks reprieve from Trump tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW DELHI\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>Vice President JD Vance held trade talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday as the South Asian nation looks to strike an early deal with Washington that spares it from President Trump\u2019s additional tariff hikes.<\/p>\n

The White House said in a statement that the talks yielded \u201csignificant progress in the negotiations\u201d for a bilateral trade agreement, and that the sides had finalized a road map for a possible deal to reduce the tariff burden.<\/p>\n

The pair also discussed cooperation in defense, critical technologies and energy, the prime minister\u2019s office said in a statement<\/a>. The two leaders \u201ccalled for dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward\u201d after discussing regional and global security issues, the statement said.<\/p>\n

The meeting included talks between Vance and Modi, a larger meeting with staff, and a dinner with the vice president\u2019s wife, Usha Vance, and their three children. A video released by the prime minister\u2019s office showed Vance\u2019s sons in traditional Indian outfits and Modi gifting the children peacock feathers.<\/p>\n

Modi also said he looks forward to a visit by Trump to India later this year, referring to an invitation he conveyed to the American president during his visit to Washington in February.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in New Delhi on Monday.<\/p>\n

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The meeting caps the first day of a four-day visit to India by Vance and his family, a trip that underscores India\u2019s importance among countries seeking trade talks with the U.S. during the 90-day pause on Trump\u2019s so-called reciprocal tariffs. After the dinner, Vance departed New Delhi for Jaipur.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has threatened to slap a 26% tariff on Indian exports \u2014 up from a baseline 10% covering exports from all nations \u2014 if no deal is reached during the tariff pause that stretches until July.<\/p>\n

Trump administration officials have named India as one of several countries the U.S. is prioritizing negotiations with during the pause, and hopes are running high in New Delhi that the country can secure a quick agreement.<\/p>\n

During a visit by Modi to the White House in February, the two sides said they planned to conclude the first tranche of a bilateral trade deal by fall. Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is in Washington this week and plans to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to advance the talks. India\u2019s chief trade negotiator will also visit the U.S. this week.<\/p>\n

Modi has sought to pave the way for a deal with the U.S. in recent months by slashing Indian tariffs on a number of American goods, agreeing to buy more U.S. exports and accepting undocumented migrants sent back from the United States.<\/p>\n

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Dancers wearing traditional Indian attire stand in front of a poster depicting U.S. Vice President JD Vance upon his arrival in New Delhi on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Vance and his family arrived in New Delhi on Monday morning after a three-day trip to Italy, where the vice president met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. He also met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, just a day before the pontiff\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

In New Delhi, the Vance family was greeted at the airport by Indian officials before setting off for a visit to a Hindu temple. Interest in the family runs high in India, given that Usha Vance is a daughter of Indian immigrants from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.<\/p>\n

Vance\u2019s visit will also include a bit of softer diplomacy, with the vice president\u2019s family set to make stops at cultural sites in Jaipur and in Agra, home of the Taj Mahal.<\/p>\n

The U.S. has long sought to cultivate a deeper partnership with India, in large part as a bulwark against China. India, meanwhile, has sought greater U.S. investment and deeper cooperation in technology-sharing and defense.<\/p>\n

The South Asian country is also hoping to lure investment from White House advisor Elon Musk. The Tesla chief executive indicated he\u2019d visit India later this year after speaking last week with Modi, signaling potential progress in the electric carmaker\u2019s long-pending push into the world\u2019s most-populous country.<\/p>\n

Strumpf and Gardner write for Bloomberg.<\/i><\/p>\n

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