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Modi Seeks to Dodge Trump Trade Wrath in White House Summit (2)

Feb. 13, 2025, 5:26 AM UTC
Dan Strumpf
Dan Strumpf
Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Bloomberg News

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi last met President Donald Trump five years ago, the US leader stood before a crowd of 100,000 cheering Indians in Modi’s home state of Gujarat and declared: “America will always be faithful and loyal friends to the Indian people.”

Modi is likely to find the US president in a decidedly less celebratory mood when the two leaders meet in Washington Thursday.

The head of the world’s most populous nation faces a minefield in negotiations with Trump, who has signaled that India remains a potential tariff target despite a deepening partnership between the two countries.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Washington DC for his much-anticipated and crucial two-day US visit. Bloomberg’s Sudhi Ranjan Sen explains what’s on the line for Modi as he seeks to evade the worst of Donald Trump’s trade war. Source: Bloomberg

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