Trump Says Modi to Launch Trade Talks After US Unveils Tariffs
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President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to begin negotiations to address the US trade deficit even as he assailed New Delhi over high duties and defended his moves to implement sweeping new reciprocal tariffs in response.
“Frankly, it no long matters to us what they charge,” Trump said Thursday at a press conference at the White House alongside the visiting Indian leader. “We’re just going to do it the easy way. We’re just going to say, whatever you charge, we charge.”