United States (US) Vice-President JD Vance has called Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi a “tough negotiator” and accused New Delhi of taking advantage of America, while also predicting that India could be among the first countries to strike a trade deal to avert reciprocal tariffs, reported news agency PTI.

In an interview with a media house on Thursday, Vance said "good negotiations" were now on with India on tariffs.