President Trump met with Indian leader Narendra Modi, who has praised him in hopes of avoiding tariffs the administration slapped on other countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on his return journey to New Delhi after successfully concluding a “productive and substantive” visit to the United States. Sharing a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote,

Washington and New Delhi have agreed to a framework to deepen their economic, energy and defense relationship, U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Thursday evening.