“Sensible Man, Good Good friend Of Mine”: Trump Praises PM Modi

Washington:

US President Donald Trump on Friday (native time) expressed optimism concerning the ongoing India-US tariff talks and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s management, referring to him as a “very good man” and a “nice pal.”

Whereas answering questions throughout an Interplay with reporters on the swearing-in ceremony of the US legal professional for New Jersey Alina Habba, Trump lauded PM Modi’s management qualities, describing him as a “nice prime minister.”

Trump stated, “Prime Minister Modi was right here only in the near past, and we have at all times been superb buddies.”

“India is likely one of the highest tariffing nations on this planet… They’re very good. He (PM Modi) is a really good man and an excellent pal of mine. We had superb talks. I feel it may work out very properly between India and our nation. And I wish to say you may have an excellent prime minister,” he added.

Trump’s feedback got here after Modi’s go to to the US in February, the place the leaders introduced plans to barter the primary tranche of a mutually helpful, multi-sector Bilateral Commerce Settlement (BTA) by the autumn of 2025, which might strengthen the financial ties between the 2 nations.

On Thursday, in a big coverage announcement from the Oval Workplace, Trump declared a 25 per cent tariff on all imported autos coming into the US, a transfer he described as “very thrilling” for home manufacturing.

The tariffs, set to take impact on April 2, will affect almost half of all autos bought in the US, together with American manufacturers assembled abroad.

The wide-ranging measure goals to incentivise automobile producers to determine extra manufacturing services inside US borders.

US President Donald Trump had earlier focused India, saying “they’ve the best tariffs” and “it’s a exhausting place to do enterprise”.

In February, US President Donald Trump introduced that he would quickly impose reciprocal tariffs on international locations like India and China, asserting that the US would cost the identical tariffs these nations impose on American items.

Trump stated, “We are going to quickly impose reciprocal tariffs- they cost us, we cost them. No matter an organization or a rustic, resembling India or China, prices, we wish to be truthful; therefore, reciprocal.”

He added, “We now have by no means finished that. We had been on the brink of do it till Covid hit.”

Trump additionally particularly focused India’s tariffs on vehicle imports, saying, “India prices us auto tariffs larger than 100 per cent.”

Whereas addressing a joint session of the US Congress, Trump stated that the reciprocal tax will kick in on April 2. He had stated that the US has been ripped off for many years by almost each nation on earth and vowed to not “let that occur any longer.”

He additionally mentioned the tariffs imposed by the European Union, China, Brazil, and Mexico and introduced that the US would impose tariffs on different nations primarily based on their actions towards the US.

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