New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ‘a really heat and fascinating dialog’ on Thursday with US President Donald Trump, with the 2 leaders agreeing to work carefully to handle shared challenges and advance frequent pursuits.
During the phone dialog, the 2 leaders reviewed the regular progress in India-U.S. bilateral relations and exchanged views on key regional and world developments.
Prime Minister Modi and President Trump reiterated that India and the United States will proceed to work carefully collectively to advance world peace, stability, and prosperity.
‘Had a really heat and fascinating dialog with President Trump. We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and mentioned regional and worldwide developments. India and the U.S. will proceed to work collectively for world peace, stability and prosperity,’ PM Modi mentioned in a put up on X.
The two leaders reviewed progress on the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and expressed satisfaction with the regular strengthening of bilateral cooperation throughout all domains.
PM Modi and President Trump underlined the significance of sustaining momentum in shared efforts to reinforce bilateral commerce.
The leaders additionally exchanged views on increasing cooperation in essential applied sciences, vitality, defence and safety, and different precedence areas which can be central to the implementation of the India-U.S. COMPACT (Catalyzing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology) for the twenty first century.
The leaders additionally mentioned varied regional and world developments and agreed to work carefully to handle shared challenges and advance frequent pursuits. The two leaders agreed to stay in contact.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal mentioned on Thursday that negotiations are progressing effectively for the commerce deal between India and the United States.
Interacting with the media in Mumbai, Piyush Goyal famous {that a} deal is completed when either side stand to profit and it shouldn’t be negotiated with deadlines as a result of there might be errors.’Negotiations are progressing effectively.
We’ve had substantive discussions over a number of rounds of negotiations. In the previous, I feel 5 rounds have occurred. The present go to just isn’t a negotiating spherical. The present go to is a brand new deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR) who has joined about three months in the past. It’s his first go to to India. We’re attending to know one another…We had excellent substantive discussions,’ he mentioned.’But I’ve mentioned on report {that a} deal is simply achieved when either side stand to profit. We ought to by no means negotiate with deadlines since you are inclined to make errors then,’ he added.
Answering a question about reported remarks of United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer that the US has obtained finest best-ever commerce deal from India, Goyal mentioned, ‘the happiness of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) could be very a lot welcome.’I do consider that if they’re very completely happy, they need to be signing on the dotted line,’ he mentioned.
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal mentioned final week that the primary tranche of Bilateral Trade Agreement with the US may very well be finalized by the tip of this yr.
‘I feel our expectations, we’re very optimistic and really hopeful that we must always discover a resolution inside this calendar yr,’ he mentioned. The Commerce Secretary cautioned, nonetheless, that commerce negotiations are unpredictable, noting that ‘with any commerce negotiations, the ultimate deadlines can’t be as a result of even when there may be one sticking level or one sticking subject which is within the thoughts of even one of many companions, the commerce deal could not meet that deadline.’
India and th US had been initially aiming to finish the primary tranche of an India-US bilateral commerce settlement by the autumn of 2025.
Talks had been first introduced throughout Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Washington earlier this yr.
Trump imposed a 25 per cent tariff on Indian items beginning August 1, adopted by one other 25 per cent enhance days later, citing India’s continued buy of Russian oil. The US had imposed reciprocal tariffs on a number of nations with whom it faces commerce deficits.
India had earlier this week welcomed the US National Security Strategy 2025.
MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned on the weekly media briefing that the report displays and underscores the significance that the United States attaches to India as a key companion.
‘We have a multifaceted relationship with the United States. Both nations get pleasure from a complete world strategic partnership and proceed to work to additional strengthen these ties,’ Jaiswal mentioned.
Last week, the White House launched the US National Security Strategy 2025, which positioned India as a essential companion, signalling Washington’s intent to deepen cooperation with New Delhi throughout financial, technological and defence sectors.
The technique doc explicitly requires improved business relations with India and encourages New Delhi to ‘contribute to Indo-Pacific safety’ via continued cooperation within the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) alongside Australia, Japan and the United States.
‘We should proceed to enhance business (and different) relations with India,’ the doc states, marking a big diplomatic emphasis on the bilateral relationship.The technique identifies the Indo-Pacific as ‘already the supply of virtually half the world’s GDP’ and frames the area as amongst ‘the subsequent century’s key financial and geopolitical battlegrounds.’
US officers have made clear their intention to work with treaty allies and companions – whose mixed economies whole USD 65 trillion – to counteract what the doc describes as ‘predatory financial practices’ within the area.
India, with its rising financial system and strategic place, options prominently on this calculus. The administration has additionally emphasised know-how cooperation, notably in synthetic intelligence, quantum computing, and defence applied sciences, as areas for enhanced partnership, and reaffirms the US dedication to quadrilateral cooperation via the Quad, which has emerged as a key diplomatic and safety framework within the Indo-Pacific. (ANI)