The meeting caps the first of a four-day visit by Vance and his family, a trip that underscores India's importance among countries seeking trade negotiations with the U.S.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed significant progress in talks for an early trade deal between the two countries, Modi's office said on Monday, as New Delhi rushes to avoid U.

America’s vice-president, J.D. Vance landed in Delhi as part of an American campaign to push other countries to isolate China economically in exchange for reductions in President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs.