Modi speaks with Trump as India seeks interim deal with US

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump agreed to maintain close engagement to advance the countries’ strategic partnership, New Delhi said on Wednesday, as India’s trade minister holds talks in the United States aimed at securing an interim trade deal. In a telephone conversation, Modi and Trump reviewed bilateral cooperation in trade, defence, energy and critical technologies, the Indian prime minister said in a post on X. “We agreed to maintain close engagement to take our Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership forward,” Modi wrote. “We also exchanged views on…