Trump says tariff talks going to work out ‘very nicely’ with India, calls PM Modi ‘a really good man’

US President Donald Trump on Friday (March 28) lauded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was a “good man” and “a fantastic pal of mine,” however added India was “one of many highest-tariffing nations on the planet”

Whereas speaking to reporters within the White Home, the US chief anticipated talks on tariffs between the 2 nations to work out very nicely.

“Prime Minister Modi was right here only recently, and we’ve at all times been excellent buddies. India is without doubt one of the highest tariffing nations on the planet… They’re very good,” Trump mentioned whereas addressing reporters.

#WATCH | Washington, US: On India-US tariff talks, US President Donald Trump says, “Prime Minister Modi was right here only recently, and we have at all times been excellent buddies. India is without doubt one of the highest tariffing nations on the planet… They’re very good. He (PM Modi) is a really good… pic.twitter.com/7O4adE7F9f

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He added, “He (PM Modi) is a really good man and a fantastic pal of mine. We had excellent talks. I believe it’s going to work out very nicely between India and our nation. And I need to say you’ve a fantastic prime minister.”

Earlier this week, PM Modi was requested about his relationship with President Trump. He recalled a memorable second from the ‘Howdy Modi’ rally throughout Trump’s first time period, when Trump broke safety protocol to take a lap across the stadium with him.

“I used to be touched by his braveness and his belief in me,” he mentioned throughout a podcast with American AI researcher Lex Fridman.

Trump has repeatedly known as out India’s alleged excessive tariffs on US items since assuming workplace in January.

Throughout an interview with Breitbart Information earlier this month, Trump mentioned that he believes India would scale back tariffs on American items, information company Reuters reported.

“I imagine they will most likely going to be reducing these tariffs considerably, however on April 2, we will likely be charging them the identical tariffs they cost us,” Donald Trump was quoted as saying, reported Reuters.

Trump had beforehand described excessive tariff charges imposed by India as “unfair” , which could result in a discount of tariffs by India.