Modi hails US-India 'mega-partnership' in Trump meeting

Trump and Modi, who share warm personal ties, met in the shadow of trade tensions complicating US-India relations.

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Modi's two-day visit comes as Trump recently ordered that all the US' trading partners - including India - should face sweeping reciprocal tariffs.

While both men praised each other's leadership, Trump criticised India for having some of the highest trade tariffs in the world, calling them a "big problem".

The Indian leader, seeking to soften impending trade barriers, said he was open to reducing tariffs on US goods, repatriating undocumented Indian nationals and buying military fighter jets from the US.

At a joint news conference, Modi made several references to Trump's "make America great again" slogan, including his own spin to it: "It's Make India Great Again - Miga," Modi said.

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