Soon after his hour-long meeting where US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the entire gamal of Indo-US bilateral relations, the two leaders held a joint press conference, where they raised questions from international media. .
Announced wide mutual tariff for all countries as a tight-for-tat business policy before his meeting with PM Modi with Donald Trump, President Trump was asked a question of who a difficult and better negotiator Is that or Prime Minister Modi Modi? For this, the US President quickly replied “He is more difficult than me and he is a better conversation than me. There is not even a competition.”
#Watch Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump says, “He (PM Narendra Modi) is more difficult than me and he is a better conversation than me. There is not even a competition.”
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Speaking especially about mutual tariffs, President Trump said that “it is only appropriate that taxes and tariffs are mutual.” Talking about his point, he said that over time, America has “made many efforts” to reduce tariffs on America’s exports, but since it has not done this work, we have now decided to have mutuality in the same way Have done – something that is not. Was done earlier. ,
Business and tariffs have been the top priority for Donald Trump in their efforts to “re -make America great”. On several occasions in the past, Trump has stated that his favorite word in the “Tariff” dictionary and he is sure that he is important for the revival of the American economy.
Even on Thursday evening (US eastern time), Donald Trump said, “We (we) have been a great economy, number one in the world – still – but, when Kovid, the economy is under stress. Now we will revive it, “he said while answering another question on the tariff.
The two leaders spoke to the press even before bilateral talks began. Donald Trump praised PM Modi, “Prime Minister Modi is a great leader,” saying that “we are going to do some amazing business deals for India and America.”
In addition to trade and tariffs, the two leaders had discussed matters related to regional and global security, Indo-American defense partnership, foreign investment, energy, technology, education, visa and immigration.
PM Modi is one of the first global leaders to travel to the US for an official visit and meet Donald Trump after his election victory. This is PM Modi’s 10th visit to the United States as Prime Minister and the fourth visit with Trump as President.