'Masterclass': What Global Media Said On PM Narendra Modi-Donald Trump Meeting, His Negotiation Skills

(MENAFN- Live Mint) PM Narendra Modi US Visit: During his two-day visit to the United States and meeting with President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed a mega bilateral trade agreement, with both nations agreeing to boost India-US trade to $500 billion by 2030.

The trade deal announcement came hours after trump threatened to impose reciprocal duties on India, calling the country a“tariff king”. Modi and Trump's willingness to boost bilateral trade after the meeting have raised hopes of possible concessions of duties from both sides.

In a press conference after the meeting, Donald Trump called PM Modi a“much better negotiator” than himself. Trump is known around the world for his deal-making skills.

World media assesses Modi-Trump talks

The bilateral meeting between Narendra Modi and Donald Trump attracted attention from the global media, with significant publications reporting extensively on the talks and analysing key announcements.

News agency Reuters focussed on the trade talks, leading its coverage with the headline Denouncing India tariffs, Trump agrees to trade talks article focussed on Trump's longstanding issues with India's tariff rates. It called PM Modi's intention to impose higher tariffs on US defence equipment“aspirational”.

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The Associated Press, which was barred from attending the press conference, highlighted the US President's criticism regarding India's import duty.

The Financial Times highlighted US' interest in strengthening military ties with India that can result in the sale of F-35 fighter jets under a 10-year defence cooperation plan.

Meanwhile, news agency Bloomberg focussed on India's interest in importing oil and gas from the US, in order to bring down the trade gap between the two countries in favour of New Delhi.

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