India's Modi Holds Third Call with Trump Since Tariff Hike
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Thursday, as New Delhi seeks relief from 50% tariffs imposed by Washington on some of the country's key exports.
"We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments," Modi said in a post on X. Modi and Trump have spoken three times since Trump doubled tariffs on imports from India to as much as 50%, hitting exports of textiles, chemicals and food items such as shrimp.
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