India-US ties: JD Vance calls for stronger relations as trade talks progress

US Vice-President JD Vance is currently on a four-day visit to India with his wife and three children.

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Vance, who is on a four-day visit to India, was speaking at a programme in the western city of Jaipur.

"But I also believe that if we fail to work together successfully, the 21st Century could be a very dark time for all of humanity," he added.

The vice-president's remarks came a day after he met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and both countries said they had made progress in negotiating a bilateral trade deal which Delhi hopes will help it avoid higher tariffs.

India is among a number of countries rushing to negotiate trade deals with the US during President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on higher tariffs, which ends on 9 July.

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