August 14, 2025
NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit United States next month to attend the UN General Assembly meeting, where he is likely to meet President Donald Trump.
The General Assembly begins on Sept 9, but the annual meeting of heads of state and government will be held from Sept 23-29.
Speculations are rife that a key objective of the meeting will be to hold talks with Trump and resolve trade and tariff issues that have led to some eroding of ties between the two countries.
The development comes after US had put an additional tariff of 25 % on Indian goods as a penalty for continuing to buy oil from Russia.
The new penalty pushed the total tariff on Indian exports to the U.S. to 50%—one of the steepest rates applied to any American trading partner. Trade negotiations between New Delhi and Washington broke down after five rounds, with sticking points including access to India’s farm and dairy markets and its continued purchase of Russian oil.
On Tuesday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said several major trade deals, including those with Switzerland and India, remained pending, adding that New Delhi had been “a bit recalcitrant” in its negotiations with Washington.