New Delhi, March 5 -- Ajay Sahai, Director General and CEO of Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), said he sees US President Donald Trump's recurring statement against India- as a 'tariff king'- to be a negotiating posture.

"I personally feel that these kinds of statements are a kind of negotiating posture," Sahai told ANI, affirming that Indian leadership is quite capable of making a deal.

Sahai hopes India will be able to broker a preferential tariff arrangement with the US so that Trump's reciprocal tariff is not applied to India.

During the recent meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the two leaders resolved to expand trade and investment to make their citizens more prosperous, nations stro...