President Trump lavished praise on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20 summit in Japan, turning an expected confrontation over trade into a show of unity at China’s expense.
“We’ve become great friends, and our countries have never been closer,” Trump told Modi prior to their bilateral discussion in Osaka on Friday. “So, it’s been a lot of fun being with you.”
Those comments downplayed the trade disputes percolating between the United States and India. He was more pugnacious on Twitter earlier this week, when he demanded Modi cancel a batch of “unacceptable” tariffs recently imposed on American products. But the president opted for conviviality on the ground, as U.S. partners staged a show of diplomatic unity as an apparent warning to Chinese President Xi Jinping.Read More…
