Trump, Modi talk trade ties in call to mark Diwali

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed trade-related issues during a phone call on Tuesday as the two countries work to repair ties that have hit their lowest point in nearly two decades over unprecedented US tariffs on Indian goods.

- Rezaul H Laskar

Modi thanked Trump in a social media post on Wednesday for conveying Diwali greetings during the phone conversation and said the two sides stand united against all forms of terrorism. Trump told reporters in the White House that the two leaders discussed trade, and repeated his claim that India would not “buy much oil from Russia”.