Modi and Trump Reach Breakthrough Agreement: Tariff Reductions and Steps Towards Ending the Ukraine War-by by Dr harold Gunatillake
Major policy shift as India and the US collaborate on trade and global stability.
Modi’s Secret Deal with Trump? India-US Trade War May End
Overview: Is the India-US trade conflict nearing resolution? Does Prime Minister Modi possess a clandestine agreement with Washington? U.S. President Trump has disclosed that India might purchase Venezuelan crude oil, abandoning Iranian imports following the U.S. apprehension of Maduro. Could this signify the initiation of a novel India-U.S. trade agreement? Might Venezuelan oil propel India’s burgeoning economy and transform global energy markets? With Prime Minister Modi and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar engaging in high-level discussions, this development has the potential to be a significant geopolitical and energy paradigm shift.
In a recent high-level discussion, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump discussed critical reforms that could transform global trade and help resolve the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. According to informed sources,
President Trump has agreed to reduce tariffs on Indian exports, which could unlock lucrative opportunities for Indian merchants. This initiative is expected to enhance bilateral trade and benefit industries in both countries.
Conversely, Prime Minister Modi has pledged to cease purchasing Russian oil gradually. This considerable policy adjustment aligns India more closely with Western efforts to isolate Russia in response to its actions in Ukraine economically.
By diminishing its reliance on Russian energy, India is signalling support for a broader coalition aimed at persuading Moscow to reconsider its military operations. Experts suggest that this development could facilitate a diplomatic resolution in Ukraine, as Russia’s financial capacity diminishes. The cooperation between India and the United States exemplifies a noteworthy convergence of economic and diplomatic objectives, underscoring the interconnected nature of global politics.
Although the agreement has yet to be officially ratified, it marks a significant milestone in both trade relations and international efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine. Observers will diligently monitor for additional details and official statements from both governments in the upcoming days.
A Poem of Two Leaders and a Fragile Dawn
Two figures stood at the edge of a troubled age, Maps before them, borders trembling like tired hands. The world had grown loud with grievance,
Tariffs stacked like walls,
And a distant war smouldered across winter fields.
Yet in that chamber of cautious hope, They spoke not of victory,
But of the cost of endless strain. They traded numbers, then stories, Then—slowly—possibilities.
A tariff lowered is a gesture, But a gesture can be a seed. And a seed, if tended,
It can soften even the hardest ground.
They imagined supply chains unknotted, Families spared the quiet grief of conflict, Nations are breathing a little easier
As the machinery of war paused To listen.
No treaty was signed that day, No miracle proclaimed.
But something shifted— A hinge in history,
A door cracked open
To let a sliver of dawn through.
And the world, weary yet watchful, Leaned toward that light,
Hoping it might grow Into a morning
Where peace is not a headline, But a habit.
