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JD Vance and his household arrive in India after Trump referred to as nation ‘massive abuser’ on commerce

By Editorial Board Published April 21, 2025 5 Min Read
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JD Vance and his household arrive in India after Trump referred to as nation ‘massive abuser’ on commerce

US vp JD Vance has arrived in Delhi for a four-day go to to India because the nations look to barter on tariffs, a bilateral commerce deal and strengthen their ties.

Mr Vance was accompanied by his spouse Usha – whose mother and father moved from India to the US – their three youngsters Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel and fellow authorities officers as he landed on Monday morning.

The go to comes weeks after US President Donald Trump imposed after which paused a sweeping tariff regime towards round 60 nations, together with India.

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JD and Usha Vance landed in New Delhi. Pic: Reuters

In an announcement after their assembly in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s workplace stated he “welcomed the significant progress” in negotiations for an anticipated commerce deal between the US and India.

It added that he and Mr Vance “noted continued efforts towards enhancing cooperation in energy, defence, strategic technologies and other areas”, and likewise “exchanged views on various regional and global issues of mutual interest, and called for dialogue and diplomacy as the way forward”.

Mr Modi additionally “conveyed his warm greetings to President Trump” forward of his go to to India later this yr.

JD Vance and Narendra Modi in New Dehli. Pic: AP

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JD Vance and Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Pic: AP

An announcement was anticipated on the nations’ TRUST (Remodeling Relationship Utilising Strategic Know-how) partnership, a programme aimed toward strengthening their cooperation in defence, vital minerals, AI, semiconductors, prescribed drugs, power and house.

The Trump administration can be pushing India to purchase defence tools.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance reviews troops, upon his arrival in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2025. Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS

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JD Vance walks previous troops after arriving in New Delhi. Pic: Reuters

The US is India’s largest buying and selling companion, with bilateral commerce valued at $190bn, with a commerce deficit of about $46bn in India’s favour.

Each nations are engaged in negotiating a bilateral commerce settlement and purpose to double commerce to $500bn by 2030.

Mr Trump has beforehand labelled India a “tariff king” and a “big abuser” on commerce. He additionally just lately shared a report which said Indian tariffs on agricultural merchandise had been among the many highest on the earth.

The US president had slapped a 26% tariff on India, calling it a reduced fee towards a mean 52% obligation on American merchandise.

Over the weekend, Mr Vance met Pope Francis in one of many pontiff’s final public appearances earlier than his demise on Easter Monday.

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Pope Francis meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday at the Vatican, April 20, 2025. Vatican Media/­Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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JD Vance and Pope ‘trade Easter greetings’

Go to comes amid rising tensions with China

Mr Vance’s go to can be aimed toward strategically balancing China’s rising affect within the Indo-Pacific area, with India seen as a counterweight of the 2 most populous nations.

China has warned it can take “resolute and reciprocal” countermeasures towards nations that strike offers with the US on the expense of Chinese language pursuits.

Relations between India and China have been tense through the years.

Dancers wearing traditional attires stand in front of a poster depicting U.S. Vice President JD Vance, on the day of his arrival, in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2025. Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS

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Dancers carrying conventional apparel stand in entrance of a poster of Mr Vance. Pic: Reuters

The 2 nations, separated by the Himalayan mountain vary, share a 2,000-mile border, most of which isn’t demarcated.

In 2020, in Galwan, troopers of each nations had a face-off through which 20 Indian troopers had been killed. There was a nationwide uproar and since then diplomatic relations have been low.

Excessive-level army talks have been happening to type the border disputes, however have to this point been inconclusive.

India’s transfer to strengthen ties with the US will enhance friction with its northern neighbour, as China sees itself being remoted and focused by the Trump administration.

Final week, China’s President Xi Jinping launched into a tour of Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, and stated: “There are no winners in trade wars and tariff wars.”

In the meantime, India has raised issues over the remedy of Indian college students who’ve acquired visa revocation notices within the US.

A survey by the American Immigration Attorneys Affiliation discovered 50% of these reporting revocations had been Indian. The US authorities has denied concentrating on Indians particularly with its actions.

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