The 2 leaders spoke frankly for nearly an hour amid growing alarm over Russia’s troop buildup near Ukraine, a crisis that has deepened as Kremlin has stiffened its insistence on border security guarantees and test-fired hypersonic missiles to underscore its demands.
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The trade talks between the two countries slowed down after the US rolled back export incentives from India under their GSP programme.
"In this meeting, I would like to have discussions on four issues- Iran, 5G, our bilateral relations and defence relations," ANI quoted PM Narendra Modi as saying, in Japan's Osaka.
Mike Pompeo's visit comes shortly after India announced a hike in customs duties on as many as 28 US products, including almond, pulses and walnut, in response to higher tariffs imposed by Washington on Indian products like steel and aluminium.
China said that the tade talks with US must be based on 'mitual respect' and equality after the US president, Donald Trump said there was a good chance of clinching the deal.
In a late-night announcement on Wednesday, the Chinese Commerce Ministry while expressing regret over the planned measures by the US to raise tariffs on imported Chinese products, said it would launch retaliatory measures in kind.
"It's been a good one for us," Ted McKinney, US Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, said after the talks concluded.
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis was due to visit China, but it was cancelled which China said was at the behest of Washington.
Beijing and Washington are locked in a festering trade war with both sides hitting each other's goods with tariffs worth billions
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