LIVE: Trump says India to purchase more oil and gas from US

1600 Hrs EST (02:30 AM IST) - PM Modi to arrive at the White House 

1605 - 1650 Hrs EST (02:35- 3:20 AM IST) - Bilateral meeting

1710 - 1740 Hrs EST (03:40 AM-04:10 AM IST)- Press statements by PM Modi and Trump

1740 - 1840 Hrs EST (04:10 AM-05:10 AM) - Dinner hosted by President Trump

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Feb 13) gifted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a special gift on their "journey together". The usually practical US president's gift can only be described as sentimental. 

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Trump said, "Today, the U.S. trade deficit with India is almost $100 billion and Prime Minister Modi and I have agreed that we'll begin in negotiations to address the long running disparities that should have been taken care of over the last four years. But they didn't do that in the U.S-India trading relationship with the goal of a signing an agreement. And we want, really we want a certain level playing field, which we really think we're entitled to. And and he does also, in fairness. So we're going to work on that very hard. And we can make up the difference very easily with the deficit, with the sale of oil and gas, LNG, of which we have more than anybody in the world."

"The Prime Minister and I also reached an important agreement on energy that will restore the United States as a leading supplier of oil and gas to India and will be hopefully their number one supplier. And the groundbreaking development for U.S. nuclear industry. India is also reforming its laws to welcome U.S. nuclear technology, which is at the highest level into the Indian market," he added. 

Trump announced a deal for Delhi to import more US oil and gas to shrink the trade deficit between the two countries. 

"They're going to be purchasing a lot of our oil and gas. They need it. And we have it," Trump said at a joint news briefing in Washington. 

Modi said that "in order to ensure India's energy security, we will focus on trade in oil and gas", also pledging to invest more in nuclear energy. 

Secretary Vikram Misri said, "The PM just concluded a very substantive and productive visit to the United States at the invitation of President Donald Trump. This is the Prime Minister's first visit to the United States after the inauguration of President Trump for a second term." 

"This visit is a signal of the priority that both leaders attach to the India-US relationship... The newly confirmed Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, paid a call to the PM. The PM received Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy" he added. 

"The discussions at the White House went on for 4 hours... The discussions covered a lot of ground. The entire gamut of the relationship, ranging from strategic and security cooperation, defence, trade and economic engagement, technology, energy security and people-to-people linkages, regional and global issues of concerns were dealt with," he said. 

A special briefing has been conducted by MEA on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the USA. 

On his x account, PM Modi writes, "President Trump often talks about MAGA. In India, we are working towards a Viksit Bharat, which in the American context translates into MIGA. And together, the India-USA have a MEGA partnership for prosperity." 

"An excellent meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House. Our talks will add significant momentum to the India-USA friendship!" he added. 

PM Modi found an interesting way of summarising his vision for the US-India ties. He mentioned 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA), which is a phrase inspired by Donald Trump. 

PM Modi added his own twist, and said that just the US, a developed India means 'Make India Great Again', or 'MIGA'. 

Modi made the comment at a joint press conference after a meeting with President Trump in Washington. He said, "In American terms, a Developed India means 'Make India Great Again,' or 'MIGA.'" 

"When America and India work together—'MAGA' plus 'MIGA'—it creates a 'MEGA' partnership for prosperity. And this MEGA spirit gives new scale and scope to our goals," PM Modi added. 

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Addressing a joint press conference alongside Indian PM Narendra Modi, the US President said India has very stringent tariffs and vowed 'Whatever India charges us, we'll charge them'.

PM Narendra Modi says, "The people of America are well aware of MAGA - Make America Great Again. The people of India are also moving towards Viksit Bharat 2047. In The language of America, it's Make India Great Again - MIGA. When America and India work together, this MEGA plus MIGA becomes a 'mega partnership for prosperity'...Today, we have decided to double our trade by 2030..."

Following the much-anticipated bilateral meeting between the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump remarked the friendship between India and the US was the 'strongest it has ever been'. 

When asked about the Bangladesh issue, US President Donald Trump said, " There is no role for our deep state. This is something that PM (Narendra Modi) has been working on for a long time and has worked on for hundreds of years...I have been reading about it. I will leave Bangladesh to the PM".

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes bearing gifts as he meets Donald Trump on Thursday, hoping that concessions on tariffs, fresh business deals and the prospect of cooperation on China issue could deter a trade war.

Indian officials are looking at possible deals on US agriculture exports to India and investment in nuclear energy, along with tariff cuts in at least a dozen sectors, including electronics, medical and surgical equipment, and chemicals, which as per a Reuters report citing an anonymous source is a "gift" for Trump.

"One thing that I deeply appreciate, and I learn from President Trump, is that he keeps the national interest supreme," Modi said as he sat alongside Trump in the White House. "And like him, I also keep the national interest of India at the top of everything else."

Indian PM Narendra Modi, in his opening remarks, voiced a popular Hindi and said "India+US together are not 1+1=2, rather we make 1+1=11".

Modi-Trump Talks

A bilateral meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump is underway at White House in Washington, DC.

The two leaders are meeting in person for the first time after the inauguration of President Trump as the 47th US President on January 20, 2025. 

A White House official said on Thursday that the tariffs, which Trump put into motion via an executive action, won’t take immediate effect, an intentional move to give nations time to potentially negotiate new trade terms with the US. 

"India has more tariffs than nearly any other country," US President Donald Trump said while talking about his intentions of imposing reciprocal tariffs, as reported by Reuters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk at Blair House in Washington DC. The meeting was followed by Modi’s earlier discussions with US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz. 

"Today's meetings with PM Modi and his government will build up on the accomplishments of the last Trump administration and the two leaders will focus on key areas of defence, trade, energy infrastructure, regional partnerships. Relating to build on defence sales to India, to ensure they are prioritising the use of American technology, the President is also focussed on unleashing American energy to the rest of the world and will prioritise India as the key importer of America's natural resources to power their economy," the US official said.