We get along with India very well: Trump

US President Donald Trump said America gets along with India very well but the relationship was "one-sided" for many years since New Delhi was charging Washington “tremendous tariffs”. Trump said in the White House on Tuesday in response to a question on whether he is considering taking away some of the tariffs imposed on India. He said that for many years, the relationship between India and US was it was “one-sided” and that changed when he assumed office.

VIDEO | US President Donald Trump, in reply to a question on tariff on India, says, "We get along with India very well, but India has, you have to understand, for many years, it was a one-sided relationship only now, since I came along, and because of the power that we have with… pic.twitter.com/YdfwUbvaz0

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The president also claimed that unfair tariff structures were pushing companies to set up production outside the US. However, he argued that his administration’s trade policies, including the imposition of steep reciprocal tariffs, were beginning to reverse the trend. According to him, businesses see advantages in relocating operations to the US. "They want to build here for two reasons. Number one, they'd like to be here. And number two, the tariffs are protecting them. And number three, they want to avoid paying tariffs. When they build their cars here, they don't have any tariffs to pay. You know, when you build here, you don't have any tariffs," he added.