As Vance assured, President Donald Trump wants the US and India to develop, and both countries can cooperate in the field of trade, defense and energy so that it is beneficial for both sides.
He added that Americans want more access to the Indian market. He emphasized that India should consider removing barriers for American investors.
The vice president said that Washington would also like to support Delhi in search of gas and minerals. The US would also like India to buy more American weapons and energy and announce that both countries would produce “a lot of defense equipment”.
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Vance started a four -day visit to India on Monday. That day in Delhi he talked with Narendra Modim's Prime Minister. He admitted that the leader of India is a “difficult negotiator” and therefore raises respect.
As Reuters emphasized, Vance's visit is largely private, including participation in the wedding ceremony in Jajpura. The vice president flew to India with his family, including his wife Usha, who is the daughter of Indian immigrants.
A visit to a key moment. India wants a trade agreement with the USA
The visit takes place at a very important moment, because the Indian government makes efforts to conclude a preliminary trade agreement with the USA and avoid high customs tariffs imposed by President Trump, as well as strengthen relations with its administration.
According to Reuters, India is ready to reduce duties to more than half of the goods imported from the USA, whose value in 2024 amounted to almost USD 42 billion, which would facilitate the conclusion of an agreement. The USA is currently the largest trading partner of India – the value of bilateral trade in last year amounted to $ 129 billion. with a surplus of 45.7 billion on the side of India.
Vance said that he had achieved progress on trade during talks with Modim and confirmed that both parties agreed on the scope of commercial negotiations.
