India, Jan. 7 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "not happy" with the steep tariffs that Washington has imposed on India. Trump's remarks came at a House GOP Member Retreat in Washington DC.

Trump said: "I have a very good relationship with him (PM Modi). He's not that happy with me because they're paying a lot of tariffs now."

He added that India has reduced Russian oil imports "very substantially," but has not conceded on reducing the tariff pressure until Washington's concerns are fully addressed.

India, however, India has already denied that PM Modi promised Trump that New Delhi would cease purchasing Russian oil, stating that no such discussion occurred.

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