Sergio Gor, a confidant of the U.S. president, took up his post as ambassador in New Delhi with ties between the countries at their lowest ebb in decades.

India has pushed back at US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's claims that the trade deal between the countries stalled because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call President Donald Trump. Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Indian goods in August, including a penalty for buying Russian oil, after the talks stalled.

Donald Trump says PM Modi is unhappy over high US tariffs linked to India’s Russian oil imports, as trade tensions rise amid ongoing India-US negotiations.

Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of yielding to pressure from former US President Donald Trump, sharpening an ongoing political clash over foreign policy, steep American tariffs on Indian goods and New Delhi’s energy trade with Russia.

Bolstered by electoral wins, PM Modi pushed the pedal on the Reforms Express despite disruptions unleashed by Trump

United States President Donald Trump has recounted a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying Modi sought permission to meet him, as he mocked the Indian leader during remarks at a House GOP member retreat.

US President Donald Trump said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly raised an issue with him over the delivery of American-made Apache helicopters and called him "sir".

On Tuesday, December 6, 2026, US President Donald Trump gave a speech to the House GOP members at the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. From the.