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Trump welcomes Modi with warm gesture, bilateral talks focus on shared interests and regional issues

Trump welcomes Modi with warm gesture, bilateral talks focus on shared interests and regional issues

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During their White House meeting, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated a strong personal bond, often referred to as a "bromance" in some media outlets. Despite Trump's previous comments on tariffs and Brics nations, their meeting was marked by a united front, with Modi praising Trump while seeking to avoid steep reciprocal tariffs. The meeting yielded trade commitments and promises on F-35 jets, with Trump expressing a desire to de-escalate tensions with China during a separate meeting with the Indian prime minister. Meanwhile, Modi met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, discussing key topics such as space, technology, and innovation. During this meeting, Musk gifted Modi a heat shield tile that flew on SpaceX's Starship flight test 5, which was speculated to be a piece of cutting-edge aerospace technology.

Narendra Modi
Indian Government
1. Our nations will keep working closely for the benefit of our people and for a better future for our planet.
2. The people of America are aware of President Trump's motto, 'Make America Great Again' or MAGA.
3. As for the deal, regarding the question you asked, I believe there is only one person in the world who holds the copyright to the word deal, and that person is Trump.
4. In order to ensure India's energy security, we will focus on trade in oil and gas.
5. Any verified Indian who is in the US illegally, we are fully prepared to take them back to India.
6. Defence, technology and security are important aspects of India-USA ties and we had a wonderful discussion around these issues. There is strong potential for cooperation in sectors like AI, semiconductors, space and more.
7. We have also set ourselves the target of more than doubling our bilateral trade to attain $500bn by 2030.
8. When it's MAGA plus MIGA, it becomes 'mega' — a mega-partnership for prosperity.
9. Had a very good meeting with Elon Musk in Washington DC. We discussed various issues, including those he is passionate about such as space, mobility, technology, and innovation. I talked about India's efforts towards reform and furthering 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance.'
10. We are of the opinion that anybody who enters another country illegally, they have absolutely no right to be in that country.
Donald Trump
Republican Party
1. Starting this year, we'll be increasing military sales to India by many billions of dollars.
2. We're also paving the way to ultimately provide India with the F-35 stealth fighters.
3. In addition, the United States and India will be working together like never before to confront the threat of radical Islamic terrorism – a threat all over the world, actually.
4. The prime minister and I also reached an important agreement on energy that will restore the United States as a leading supplier of oil and gas to India. It will be, hopefully, their number one supplier.
5. India, traditionally, is the highest, just about the highest tariff country. They charge more tariffs than any other country. And I mean, we'll be talking about that.
6. We missed you, we missed you a lot.
Dan Scavino
White House
1. Behind Scenes in the West Wing lobby -- @POTUS Trump welcomes Prime Minister @NarendraModi of India to the @WhiteHouse.
Lindsey Ford
1. But Modi's decision to announce a similar agreement with France one day prior is a reminder for the United States that U.S. technology will not be the only game in town.

Trump welcomes Modi with warm gesture, bilateral talks focus on shared interests and regional issues

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