Donald Trump has hailed India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi for doing a “tremendous job”, adding to hopes of conciliation as the two sides held a fresh round of trade talks.
Modi responded on social media that he was “fully committed to taking the India-US Comprehensive and Global Partnership to new heights” as the countries resumed face-to-face negotiations in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The incentive for better relations is clear — India is one of the countries hardest hit by the US president’s trade war, with 50 per cent tariffs that came into effect in recent weeks almost double those on south-east Asia and rivalling the measures on China.