President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a joint news conference as the two leaders work toward a trade deal and try to reinforce a relationship. Earlier on Thursday, Trump announced that the United States will tax foreign goods at the same rate other nations apply to American products,

President Trump greeted the Indian Prime Minister at the White House with a bear hug and called him “a great friend of mine.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US President Donald Trump around 4 pm local time or 2:30 am-3 am (IST) on Thursday. Discussions on trade and tariff concessions are expected to be high on the agenda.

President Donald Trump interrupted a reporter to say that he couldn’t understand his question because of his “accent” during a press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday. The reporter,

The Indian prime minister praised Trump while angling to avoid the steep ‘reciprocal’ tariffs the US president plans.

U.S. President Donald Trump and visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a press conference on Thursday when they meet in Washington, the White House said, a rare press briefing by the Indian leader.

Trump has stopped U.S. engagement with the U.N. Human Rights Council and his plan to take over Gaza is called a proposal of ethnic cleansing by rights experts. He has also dismantled U.S. diversity, equity and inclusion programs aimed at uplifting marginalized groups.

Amid Donald Trump's repeated statements threatening tariffs on imported goods into the US, the Indian Prime Minister's visit to the US may seek to address this issue. The Indian side may attempt to resolve tensions by expanding imports from the US.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be holding his first bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump on February 13 even as both sides are expected to talk tough on trade while Washington will be keen to take up the matter concerning the renewal of Defence Cooperation Framework for the next 10 years,