Vance's 4-day visit: Trade deal, tariff talks on the cards

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi will host a dinner for US Vice President JD Vance on Monday, as he begins his four-day visit to India.

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Vance, who will be travelling with his family including Indian-origin wife Usha Vance, is expected to discuss issues related to tariffs and the bilateral trade deal during his meeting with Modi. Sources said he is expected to press India on the issue of buying US defence equipment.

Vance, wife Usha and their three children—Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel—are scheduled to land at the Palam airbase at 10 am on Monday, where they will be received by a senior Union minister.

According to sources, Vance is expected to be accompanied by at least five senior officials, including from the Pentagon and the State Department.