Just before celebrating Diwali at the White House, US President Donald Trump said that he spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about India-US trade issues. Trump while extending Diwali wishes to the Indians from the Oval Office said, “Let me also extend our warmest wishes to the people of India. I just spoke to your Prime Minister today. We had a great conversation. We talked about trade. We talked about a lot of things, but mostly the world of trade. He’s very interested in that.”

The US President’s comments come at a time when trade relations between Washington and New Delhi remain strained. Trump has raised tariffs on Indian goods by 25% in response to India’s ongoing imports of Russian oil , taking the total tariff rate on Indian products to nearly 50% this year. Earlier, he

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