Uptoindia todealwith Caaissue,saystrump
the two sides also have to address the trade deficit, which at $24 billion against the US was still “too high”.
Ahead of his visit, negotiators from the two countries tried to narrow differences on tariffs, price controls on medical devices and greater access for US dairy and agricultural goods but were unable to reach common ground.
Trump said a deal was still possible: “I would say if the deal happens with India, it will toward the end of the year. And if it doesn’t happen, we will do something else that will be very satisfactory”.
Earlier in the day, Modi said in a media statement that India is committed to fair and balanced trade and Trump and he had agreed that the understanding reached by the commerce ministers of the two sides should be given a legal shape. “We have also agreed to initiate negotiations for a bigger deal,” Modi said.
Trump also refused to speak out publicly against the violence in New Delhi even as he flew into India. The violence involving pro- and anti-caa protestors has claimed at least 13 lives and injured more than 240 people. The US President said he did not discuss “individual attacks” .
However, he said that he and Modi talked about religious freedom. “And I will say the Prime Minister was incredible on what he told me. He wants people to have religious freedom, and very strongly. And he said in India, they have worked very hard to have great and open religious freedom.”
On the CAA, Trump said: “I don’t want to discuss that. I want to leave that to India and hopefully they are going to make the right decision for the people.”
India is probably the highest tariff nation in the world...and I said we have to stop that, we have to stop it, at least, as it pertains to the US
Modi is very religious man... he is a very calm man but he is actually very, very strong person... he’s got that foremost in his mind — terrorism. He’ll take care of it.
DONALD TRUMP, US President