Trump speaks to PM Modi, extends Diwali greetings

**EDS: FILE PHOTO VIA @narendramodi, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6, 2024** New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump. Trump on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff on goods coming from India as penalty for New Delhi's continued buying of Russian oil. After the order, the total tariff on Indian goods, barring a small exemption list, will be 50 per cent. (PTI Photo) (PTI08_06_2025_000448B) *** Local Caption ***

New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) US President Donald Trump spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and greeted him on Diwali. “Thank you, President Trump, for your phone call and warm Diwali greetings,” Modi said in a post on X on Wednesday. “On this festival of lights, may our two great democracies continue to illuminate the world with hope and stand united against terrorism in all its forms,” the prime minister said. The phone call between the two leaders comes at a time when the US-India relationship has hit a rough patch over trade tariffs and other issues. PTI SKU DIV DIV

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