India, Feb. 9 -- Sergio Gor, the US Ambassador to India, on Monday said Donald Trump's administration is "paying attention" to India, and highlighted the role of friendship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Trump for finalising the framework of the India-US interim trade agreement.

Sergio Gor's comments came during a reception hosted at the residence of the US Ambassador in New Delhi on Monday.

Last week, Trump and PM Modi announced the long-awaited India-US trade deal, according to which President Trump will cut reciprocal tariffs on India to 18% from the current 25%. He also removed the other 25% tariff imposed on India over its energy purchase from Russia.

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