{"id":286960,"date":"2025-04-21T17:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/jd-vance-and-his-family-arrive-in-india-after-trump-called-country-big-abuser-on-trade\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:07:04","slug":"jd-vance-and-his-family-arrive-in-india-after-trump-called-country-big-abuser-on-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/jd-vance-and-his-family-arrive-in-india-after-trump-called-country-big-abuser-on-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance and his family arrive in India after Trump called country ‘big abuser’ on trade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US vice president JD Vance has arrived in Delhi for a four-day visit to India as the countries look to negotiate on tariffs, a bilateral trade deal and strengthen their ties. <\/p>\n

Mr Vance<\/strong><\/a> was accompanied by his wife Usha – whose parents moved from India to the US – their three children Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel and fellow government officials as he landed on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

The visit comes weeks after US President Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> imposed and then paused a sweeping tariff regime against around 60 countries, including India.<\/p>\n

Mr Vance was expected to meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/strong><\/a> at his residence on Monday for official talks.<\/p>\n

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An announcement is likely on the countries’ TRUST (Transforming Relationship Utilising Strategic Technology) partnership, a programme aimed at strengthening their cooperation in defence, critical minerals, AI, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, energy and space.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration is also pushing India to buy defence equipment.<\/p>\n

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The US is India’s largest trading partner, with bilateral trade valued at $190bn, with a trade deficit of about $46bn in India’s favour.<\/p>\n

Both countries are engaged in negotiating a bilateral trade agreement and aim to double trade to $500bn by 2030.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump has previously labelled India a “tariff king” and a “big abuser” on trade. He also recently shared a report which stated Indian tariffs on agricultural products were among the highest in the world.<\/p>\n

The US president had slapped a 26% tariff on India, calling it a discounted rate against an average 52% duty on American products.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Mr Vance met Pope Francis<\/a><\/strong> in one of the pontiff’s last public appearances before his death on Easter Monday.<\/p>\n

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Visit comes amid rising tensions with China<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Vance’s visit is also aimed at strategically balancing China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region, with India seen as a counterweight of the two most populous countries.<\/p>\n

China has warned it will take “resolute and reciprocal” countermeasures against countries that strike deals with the US at the expense of Chinese interests.<\/p>\n

Relations between India and China have been tense over the years.<\/p>\n

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The two countries, separated by the Himalayan mountain range, share a 2,000-mile border, most of which is not demarcated.<\/p>\n

In 2020, in Galwan, soldiers of both countries had a face-off in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. There was a national uproar and since then diplomatic relations have been low.<\/p>\n

High-level military talks have been taking place to sort the border disputes, but have so far been inconclusive.<\/p>\n

India’s move to strengthen ties with the US will increase friction with its northern neighbour, as China sees itself being isolated and targeted by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Last week, China’s President Xi Jinping embarked on a tour of Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, and said: “There are no winners in trade wars and tariff wars.”<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, India has raised concerns over the treatment of Indian students who have received visa revocation notices in the US.<\/p>\n

A survey by the American Immigration Lawyers Association found 50% of those reporting revocations were Indian. The US government has denied targeting Indians specifically with its actions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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