Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke with United States President Donald Trump, congratulating him on the success of the “historic” Gaza peace plan. The 2 leaders additionally reviewed what they described as “good progress” in bilateral commerce negotiations and agreed to stay in shut contact within the coming weeks.
In a publish on X, PM Modi mentioned: “Spoke to my pal, President Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan. Additionally reviewed the nice progress achieved in commerce negotiations. Agreed to remain in shut contact over the approaching weeks.”
Spoke to my pal, President Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan. Additionally reviewed the nice progress achieved in commerce negotiations. Agreed to remain in shut contact over the approaching weeks. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump
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— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 9, 2025
Push for bilateral commerce settlement
India and the US are engaged in negotiations for a Bilateral Commerce Settlement. A crew from the US Commerce Consultant’s workplace visited India on September 16, holding constructive talks on a number of points of the deal. The discussions have been adopted by a go to from Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal to the US on September 22, the place efforts have been made to push in direction of an early, mutually helpful conclusion.
The talks come towards the backdrop of Washington’s 50 per cent tariffs on Indian items, which additionally embrace a 25 per cent penalty on the import of Russian oil.
Gaza peace plan hailed as ‘historic’
Earlier within the day, PM Modi welcomed the settlement on the primary section of Trump’s peace plan, calling it a mirrored image of the “robust management” of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He expressed hope that the discharge of hostages and enhanced humanitarian help in Gaza would deliver aid to civilians and open the door to lasting peace within the area.
Trump introduced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had “signed off” on the primary section of the plan, which incorporates the discharge of hostages and Israeli troop withdrawal to an agreed line. He described it as a “GREAT Day” for the Arab world, Israel, and the US, thanking Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey for his or her function in mediating the settlement.
