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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump attends a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump attends a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday,, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, center right, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second right, looks on in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, center right, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, from right, and Vice President JD Vance listen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, center right, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second right, looks on in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, right, listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, right, listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, right, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday,, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday,, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, left, walks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of he White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, walks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump watches as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump watches as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, gestures as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wave as Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, speaks as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves up leaving the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is greeted by President Donald Trump as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump attends a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump attends a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday,, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, center right, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second right, looks on in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, center right, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, from right, and Vice President JD Vance listen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, center right, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second right, looks on in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, right, listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, right, listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, right, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday,, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday,, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump, left, walks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of he White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, walks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump watches as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump watches as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, gestures as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wave as Netanyahu leaves the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, speaks as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves up leaving the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is greeted by President Donald Trump as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.
Vance will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of his largely personal visit. The two leaders are expected to hold discussions on bilateral ties outlined in February when Modi met President Donald Trump in Washington.
The U.S. is India’s largest trading partner and the two countries are now holding negotiations aiming to seal a bilateral trade agreement this year.
They have set an ambitious target of more than doubling their bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030. If achieved, the trade deal could significantly enhance economic ties between the two countries and potentially strengthen diplomatic ties as well.
Vance’s first visit to New Delhi comes amid the backdrop of Trump's now-paused tariff program against most countries, including India. It also coincides with a rapidly intensifying trade war between Washington and Beijing, which is New Delhi’s main rival in the region.
Modi and Vance are expected to “review the progress in bilateral relations” and “exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest,” India’s Foreign Ministry said last week.
“We are very positive that the visit will give a further boost to our bilateral ties,” spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
Vance was greeted with an Indian classical dance performance after he arrived at New Delhi’s Palam airport on Monday, following his visit to Rome, where he met Pope Francis on Easter Sunday. He is accompanied by his wife, Usha Vance, a practicing Hindu whose parents are from India, along with their children and officials from the U.S. administration.
The couple and their three young children visited the Akshardham Hindu temple in New Delhi after their arrival and are expected to tour the iconic Taj Mahal monument and the 12th-century Amer Fort — a UNESCO world heritage site — during their trip.
India is a close partner of the U.S. and an important strategic ally in combating the rising influence of China in the Indo-Pacific region.
It is also part of the Quad, which is comprised of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia and is seen as a counterbalance to China’s expansion in the region. Trump is expected to attend a summit of Quad leaders in India later this year.
Modi established a good working relationship with Trump during his first term in office and the two leaders are likely to further boost cooperation between their countries.
He was among the first leaders to visit the U.S. and hold talks with Trump after he returned to the White House. During his visit, Modi hailed a “mega partnership” with the U.S., and kickstarted a negotiation process to minimize the possible fallout of Trump’s tariffs.
The two leaders also said they planned to grow their defense partnership, with India signaling compliance with the Trump administration’s demands, saying it will purchase more oil, energy and defense equipment from the U.S.
Regardless, Trump targeted India with a 26% levy, part of which has since been paused. However, he has continued to call India a “tariff abuser” and “tariff king.”
The trade negotiations are especially urgent for New Delhi as it could be hit hard by Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, particularly in the agriculture, processed food, auto components, high-end machinery, medical equipment and jewelry sectors.
A poster of U.S. Vice President JD Vance is displayed as he arrives in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, arrives in New Delhi, India Monday, April 21, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance arrive in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives in New Delhi, India Monday, April 21, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives in New Delhi, India Monday, April 21, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Security personnel wait to be deployed, ahead of U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s visit in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)
A woman and a child walk past a banner welcoming U.S. Vice President JD Vance on a street in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)
A banner welcoming U.S. Vice President JD Vance is tied to an electric pole on a street in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)