US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that trade talks with India are "going good" and also hinted at a possible visit to the country next year.
While speaking to reporters at a White House press briefing, Trump called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "a friend" and a "great man" and said India had "largely stopped buying oil from Russia", a claim he has repeated in the past weeks.
Trump had slapped India with 50% tariffs in August, including a 25% penalty for buying Russian oil and arms, which he says was funding Moscow's war with Ukraine - a charge Delhi denies.
Trump's comments come as Delhi and Washington are working to conclude a high-stakes trade deal this fall.
Speaking to reporters about a possible visit to India, Trump said, "we will figure that out, I will go... Prime Minister Modi is a great man and I will be going".
