Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he had a “very warm and engaging conversation” with US President Donald Trump, as the two leaders reviewed the progress in bilateral ties and discussed key regional and global developments. This is the first call after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited India on December 4-5.
PM Modi’s tweet
PM Modi tweeted on X and stated that President Trump expressed satisfaction at the “steady strengthening” of the India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership across all areas of cooperation.
Had a very warm and engaging conversation with President Trump. We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the U.S. will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity.…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 11, 2025
Discussion on trade and policies
According to ANI , they also discussed expanding collaboration in critical technologies, energy, defence and security, and other priority sectors that fall under the India–US COMPACT framework — Catalysing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology, aimed at deepening cooperation in the 21st century.
On the call, they also covered major regional and international developments, with Modi and Trump agreeing to work closely to address shared challenges and advance common strategic interests. Prime Minister Modi said India and the US would “continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity.”
Piyush Goyal on India-US trade negotiations
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the Trump administration should go ahead and sign the free trade agreement with India “if it is happy with what has been offered by New Delhi.” Goyal, who is leading India’s side in the negotiations, was responding to comments from US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who said the US has received the “best ever” offer from India.
While welcoming Washington’s positive remarks, Goyal refrained from announcing any timeline for concluding the long-awaited agreement. He also declined to detail what India has offered the US.
Meanwhile, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), in a detailed note, urged Indian negotiators to push for balanced outcomes and avoid extending concessions on sensitive agricultural or genetically modified (GMO) products. India and the US have held five rounds of talks so far.
“New Delhi must insist on balance, not optics and should remain extremely cautious about giving concessions on agriculture crops or GMO products. If the US is serious about partnership, it should first cut the punitive tariff on Indian exports from 50 per cent to 25 per cent”, GTRI stated.