WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday that potentially successful negotiations are underway with India regarding tariffs and trade, as his administration works on a strategic pivot to alleviate global trade tensions.
“India’s coming along great,” Trump said on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One on his way to Michigan for a rally celebrating his first 100 days in office. “I think we’ll have a deal with India.”
He said talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi are yielding positive results.
The president used his first three months in office to aggressively reshape the nation’s foreign trade agreements by imposing reciprocal tariffs of varying amounts on all U.S. imports. He subsequently paused the levies for 90 days to allow time for negotiations, but left 10 percent baseline tariffs on most countries. …