Modi is a good friend, but India is a tough negotiator, says Trump

• Keerthi Mohan
• 14 November, 2018

By: Keerthi Mohan

US president Donald Trump on Tuesday (13) celebrated Diwali in the White House with top Indian-Americans and he said he was “grateful” for his friendship with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. “The United States has deep ties to the nation of India and I am grateful for my friendship with prime minister Modi,” Trump said before lighting the ceremonial diya in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. “We’re trying very hard to make better trade deals with India. But, they’re very good traders. They’re very good negotiators. You would say right. The best. So we’re working. And it’s moving…

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