Trump Signalsโฃ thaw in Trade Tensions asโข PM Modiโ Vows to ‘Unlock โLimitless Potential’
WASHINGTON D.C. โ – Following monthsโ of escalating trade disputes, former President Donald Trump signaled a potentialโ easing of tensions with โฃIndia Friday, asserting โthe two nations share a “special relationship” despite recent disagreements. The shift in tone comesโ after Trump imposed steep 50% tariffs on Indian goods in late August, including an additional 25% โคduty linked โฃto India’s continued purchase of Russianโ crude oil – measures India has labeled “unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable.”
the โคtariff hikes, enactedโฃ August 27th, promptedโค a strong defense from โIndia, โคwhich maintained its Russian oil imports are a matter of national interest and market โstrategy.โข Despiteโค this firm stance,Trumpโ indicated a willingnessโ toโ move forward,stating,”I alwaysโ will. I’ll always be friends with Modi, he’s a great Prime Minister. He’s great. I’ll always beโฃ friends, but โI just don’t like what he’s doing at this particular moment.”
Speaking fromโฃ the Oval Office, Trumpโ emphasized the enduring strength of the U.S.-India partnership. “But India and the United States have a โspecial relationship. there’s nothing to worry about. We just have moments from timeโ to time,” he said with a smile.
The development โฃarrives as both nationsโ navigate a complex geopolitical landscape and seek toโข strengthenโค economic ties. Prime Minister โฃModi has consistently expressed India’sโข commitment to โขa robust โpartnership with the United States, previously stating โฃa desire to “unlock limitless potential” in the relationship. While the immediate impact of Trump’s comments on the tariffs remains โunclear, the shift in rhetoric โคsuggests a โขpotential pathway forโ renewed dialogue and a โde-escalation of the ongoing โtrade conflict.