Vance meets Modi as India seeks reprieve from tariffs

In this handout photograph taken on April 21, 2025 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB), India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaks with US Vice President J. D. Vance, during their meeting in New Delhi. - PIB/AFP

NEW DELHI: US Vice President JD Vance held trade talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday (April 21) as the South Asian nation looks to strike an early deal with Washington that spares it from President Donald Trump’s additional tariff hikes.

The White House said in a statement that the talks yielded "significant progress in the negotiations” for a bilateral trade agreement, and that the sides had finalised a roadmap for a possible deal to reduce the tariff burden.