India, Feb. 14 -- Less than two hours after US President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on trade partners, he sat down with Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an aim of finding a middle ground and making 'wonderful trade deals' with India.

"They're going to be purchasing a lot of our oil and gas. We're going to make some wonderful trade deals for India and for the US," Trump said while talking to the reporters at the White House.

This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Trump assumed office, his second term as US President, on January 20.

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Ahead of the meeting Trump expressed confidence that the US and India would forge "wonderful trade deals" that would benef...