Vice President JD Vance arrives in India, to hold talks with Modi

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration. Vance is on a largely personal four-day visit to India. Vance met with Modi at his residence in New Delhi on Monday. Modi's office said that the two leaders “reviewed and positively assessed the progress in various areas of bilateral cooperation." The U.S. is India’s largest trading partner and the two countries are now holding negotiations aiming to seal a bilateral trade agreement this year.