An hour before his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump again commented on India's tariff structure, saying "they have the highest tariffs" and "it is a hard place to do business".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Indian-origin entrepreneur and Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy and his father-in-law at Blair House in Washington, DC on Thursday and discussed various issues, including innovation, culture and more.
"The US-India partnership is not something new. It has been ongoing now for about two decades. And in the last decade, especially during Trump's first tenure, it got strengthened to a very great extent," Dhruv C Katoch said.
Indian-origin entrepreneur and Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, said he had a "great meeting" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Blaire House, and it was a "pleasure and honour" to welcome the PM in the US.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his family at the Blair House in Washington DC on Thursday and discussed strengthening collaboration between Indian and US entities in innovation, space exploration, artificial intelligence, and sustainable development.
In a special gesture, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), celebrated the India-US partnership on the front pages of top US newspapers ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with President Donald Trump.
India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, and other officials were present during the meeting, which was held ahead of PM Modi's bilateral with US President Donald Trump.
Addressing reporters ahead of the meeting of PM Narendra Modi with US President Trump, the official said, "I anticipate what will be coming out of the meetings today will be further momentum towards a solidified fair bilateral trade arrangement between our two dynamic and growing economie
Trade, technology and defence cooperation are among areas that are likely to be discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with US President Donald Trump with the two countries keen to strengthen their Global Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Former Indian ambassador Surendra