US President Donald Trump had a productive phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, focusing on fair trade and security cooperation. The leaders discussed the importance of India's procurement of American security equipment and Modi's upcoming US visit to strengthen strategic ties.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump stressed the importance of moving toward a fair bilateral trading relationship and urged India to buy more U.S.-made security equipment in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the White House said.

U.S. President Donald Trump stressed the importance of India buying more American-made security equipment and moving toward a fair bilateral trading relationship in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday,

In their first official conversation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump pledged to bolster India-US ties focusing on trade, energy, and defense. They emphasized a 'trusted partnership' for global peace and agreed to meet soon.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump pressed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “fair” trading ties in a call on Monday, the White House said, as Trump continues to push his hardline trade agenda with world leaders.

Indian and U.S. diplomats are trying to arrange a February meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, two Indian sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters.

US President Donald Trump, in a "productive" phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sought a move towards a "fair" bilateral trading relationship and deeper India-US cooperation, according to the White House.

President Trump spoke Monday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, discussing the relationship between their two countries and plans for Modi to visit the White House. During the call, Trump stressed that India should increase the amount of American-made security equipment it purchases in an effort to balance the trade relationship between the two countries,

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke in a phone call on Monday, Modi said in a post on X, the first conversation between the two leaders since Trump's inauguration last week.

Washington: President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday that India needed to buy more American security equipment and move towards a fair bilateral trading arrangement with the US,

US President Donald Trump held a 'productive' telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a statement by the White House said.The two leaders emphasised their commitment to advance the US-India strategic partnership and the Indo-Pacific Quad partnership,