New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- US President Donald Trump brought up his relationship with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the House Republicans' Retreat being held at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday (local time).

In his speech, Trump said that Modi "is not happy with me" after Washington raised tariffs on Indian goods over its purchase of oil from Russia.

"... I have a very good relationship with PM Modi, but he is not happy with me as India is paying high tariffs. But now they have reduced it very substantially, buying oil from Russia," Trump said.

The US imposed on India an initial 25 per cent, and then an additional 25 per cent tariff due to Russian oil purchases, which Washington sees as helping run Russia's war with Ukraine.

Trump...