{"id":1196,"date":"2025-09-10T08:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/?p=1196"},"modified":"2025-09-10T08:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:22:43","slug":"modi-and-trump-exchange-messages-amid-strains-over-tariffs-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/10\/modi-and-trump-exchange-messages-amid-strains-over-tariffs-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Modi and Trump Exchange Messages Amid Strains Over Tariffs Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"573\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/09\/nepal-pm-oli-resigns-amid-escalating-protests-india-express-concern\/\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/01\/pm-modi-bonds-with-jinping-putin-us-terms-ties-with-india-defining-relationship\/\">US President Donald Trump<\/a> exchanged another round of positive remarks this week, signaling efforts to strengthen bilateral ties despite ongoing strains over trade and tariffs. This marks the second friendly interaction between the two leaders on social media within just four days.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"629\">Strains Over Tariffs and Russian Energy Purchases<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"903\">The exchanges come against the backdrop of <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/01\/pm-modi-bonds-with-jinping-putin-us-terms-ties-with-india-defining-relationship\/\">Trump\u2019s recent decision to double tariffs<\/a> on Indian goods to 50%, citing India\u2019s continued purchases of Russian energy. The move has caused friction in the relationship, even as both countries explore ways to deepen cooperation.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"945\">Modi Reaffirms India-US Partnership<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1204\">Responding to Trump\u2019s remarks, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/06\/pm-modi-appreciates-trumps-friendship-remark-despite-tariff-disputes\/\">Prime Minister Modi<\/a> on Wednesday reaffirmed India and the US as \u201cclose friends and natural partners.\u201d He expressed confidence that ongoing trade negotiations would \u201c<em>unlock the limitless potential of the India-US partnership<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1475\">Trump Optimistic on Trade Talks<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1626\">Earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/01\/pm-modi-bonds-with-jinping-putin-us-terms-ties-with-india-defining-relationship\/\">Trump had posted on Truth Social<\/a> that the US and India are \u201ccontinuing negotiations to address the Trade Barriers between our two Nations.\u201d\u00a0He added through his official post, \u201c<em>I look forward to speaking with my very good friend, Prime Minister Modi, in the upcoming weeks. I feel certain that there will be no difficulty in coming to a successful conclusion for both of our Great Countries<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1917\">Trump Pushes EU on Tariffs Against India and China<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2291\">Despite the positive tone, tensions remain afloat currently. The <em data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"1983\">Financial Times<\/em> reported that Trump, in a recent call with senior US and EU officials in Washington, has asked the European Union to impose tariffs of up to 100% on Chinese and Indian goods.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2291\">According to unnamed sources, this was part of a joint effort to increase economic pressure on Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2293\" data-end=\"2329\">A Follow-Up to Earlier Exchange<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2735\">This latest interaction follows an earlier exchange on Saturday when <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/06\/pm-modi-appreciates-trumps-friendship-remark-despite-tariff-disputes\/\">Modi warmly reciprocated Trump\u2019s positive assessment of bilateral ties.<\/a> At that time, the US president told reporters he would \u201calways be friends\u201d with Modi and highlighted a \u201cspecial relationship\u201d between the two nations. That exchange was the first public display of warmth between the two leaders since their phone call on June 17.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2789\">Looking Ahead: The Future of India-US Relations<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2790\" data-end=\"3070\">As discussions on a trade deal move forward, both leaders appear keen to balance public displays of camaraderie with tough negotiations behind the scenes. The outcome of these talks could play a decisive role in shaping the future of India-US economic and strategic partnership.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2790\" data-end=\"3070\">It must be mentioned that the tone of <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/01\/pm-modi-bonds-with-jinping-putin-us-terms-ties-with-india-defining-relationship\/\">Trump\u2019s two recent social media posts<\/a> on India and Modi was markedly different from the criticism that his senior aides have heaped on the country and its leadership in recent days. Renowned White House trade advisor Pete Navarro has made several strong and radical statements in the past days and claimed India\u2019s tariffs are costing American jobs and its purchases of Russian oil is \u201cprofiteering\u201d that provides funding for Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s war machine.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2790\" data-end=\"3070\">Amidst such remarks being surfaced, the camaraderie being displayed between the two global leaders is rather welcoming and indicative of a prospective genuine friendship being formed through the upcoming negotiations.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump exchanged another round of positive remarks this week, signaling efforts to strengthen bilateral ties despite ongoing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[220,216,219,513,217],"class_list":["post-1196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-donald-trump","tag-india","tag-narendra-modi","tag-trade-tariffs","tag-usa","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1196"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1199,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1196\/revisions\/1199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}