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Bilateral groups welcome Trump-Modi optimism on US-India ties
USISPF and USIBC highlighted the need to safeguard the US–India relationship and called for renewed efforts toward a trade deal.
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Staff Reporter - Mon, 08, Sep 2025
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US-based Indian bilateral advocacy groups welcomed recent remarks by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirming the importance of the U.S-India relationship at a time of uncertainty.
The U.S.–India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) described the partnership as “the most significant geopolitical relationship of the 21st century,” noting that over the past 25 years every U.S. president and Indian prime minister has worked to strengthen ties.
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Trump and Modi “recognize that there is more that unites the two countries than divides them” the forum highlighted. It commended both leaders for investing “personal capital in fostering this unity” to promote peace and prosperity.
The U.S.–India Business Council (USIBC) echoed the sentiment, saying it “applauds the recent positive remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi” and stressed that the relationship must be safeguarded “at a time of global uncertainty.”
Pointing to past successes, it said the U.S. and India have shown they can resolve disagreements “through private, mutually respectful discussion” and urged both governments to do so again.
Calling for renewed economic cooperation, USIBC said it was “time to make the hard choices needed to conclude an ambitious bilateral trade deal that can restore investor confidence and unleash prosperity.”
“It’s time to double down on the U.S.–India partnership—for our economies, our people, and our shared values,” USIBC stated.
The statements come as ties face a slump following the Trump administration’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Indian goods. In August, the Trump administration doubled its tariffs on Indian exports—from an initial 25 percent to a total of 50 percent.
The additional 25 percent was imposed as a penalty linked to India’s continued import of Russian oil . This policy has sparked alarm across India’s export sectors, particularly textiles, gems and jewelry, footwear, and chemicals, with projections indicating the tariffs could affect up to 55 percent of India’s $87 billion in U.S.-bound exports .
Amid the tensions, Trump described his ties with Modi as a “very special relationship” and downplayed the trade dispute as “moments on occasion.”
In response, Modi wrote on X that he “deeply appreciates and fully reciprocates” Trump’s sentiments, reaffirming that India and the U.S. share a “very positive and forward-looking Comprehensive and Global Strategic Partnership.”
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