India, Feb. 2 -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he has agreed to a trade deal with India and to cutting the tariff to 18% - something that was held up for months, especially since Washington's 50% tariff shock to India in August.

The President listed out several reasons and made multiple claims on agreeing to the deal in a Truth Social post, even as Modi's version of their latest conversation was more measured.

Trump in his post listed Modi as "one of my greatest friends and, a Powerful and Respected Leader of his Country". He said they spoke about "many things", including trade, "and ending the War with Russia and Ukraine".

The primary reason he listed for agreeing to make a deal was that Modi "agreed to stop buying Rus...