India's Modi to host JD Vance in Delhi under US tariffs shadow

Shivam Patel - Reuters - 21/04
U.S. Vice President JD Vance begins a four-day visit to India on Monday and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as New Delhi rushes to avoid steep U.S. tariffs with an early trade deal and boost ties with the Trump administration.
  • Vance on largely personal four-day visit to India
  • Analyst says timing crucial as India-U.S. discuss trade deal
  • PM Modi and Vance to review progress on bilateral agenda
  • U.S. VP's tour seen as laying ground for Trump's visit later this year
NEW DELHI, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance begins a four-day visit to India on Monday and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as New Delhi rushes to avoid steep U.S. tariffs with an early trade deal and boost ties with the Trump administration.
Their discussions will cover the first day of Vance's largely personal visit to the country with his family, which includes visiting the Taj Mahal and attending a wedding in the city of Jaipur, people familiar with the matter said.

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Vance's wife, Usha, is the daughter of Indian immigrants.
Modi and Vance are expected to review progress made on the bilateral agenda outlined in February when the Indian leader met President Donald Trump in Washington. It includes "fairness" in their two-way trade and growing their defence partnership.
The Indian prime minister was one of the first world leaders to meet Trump after he took office, and Reuters has reported that his government is open to cutting tariffs on more than half of its imports f...
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