US President Donald Trump Speaks With PM Narendra Modi: US Ambassador To India Sergio Gor

US President Donald Trump held a fresh telephonic conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, US envoy to India Sergio Gor confirmed on X (Formerly known as Twitter). President Trump and PM Modi's interaction, the first since the India–EU deal, comes while India–US trade talks continue and tensions rise over American tariffs and energy ties with Venezuela and Russia.

Before the call, Trump used the Truth Social platform to welcome investment from India and China in Venezuela’s oil industry. Trump also shared a magazine cover showing Trump and Modi labelled “Newsmakers of the Year 2025," with the caption "The mover & the shaker," and later posted India Gate, describing the monument as a "beautiful triumphal arch."

India-US trade tensions and India-US trade energy links

The latest Modi–Trump conversation is set against friction over the United States’ tariff moves against India, including a 50% duty connected to New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian crude. Trump has further said that several countries, including India, are expected to begin importing oil from Venezuela, after recent legal changes opened that sector to private investors.

The two leaders last spoke on 11 December, shortly after President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India. During that call, Modi and Trump assessed progress in bilateral relations and wider regional and global developments, within the India–US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. Modi later posted that Trump had welcomed the "steady strengthening" of ties and that both nations would "continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity."

India-US trade deal goals and India-US trade negotiations

Beyond the immediate tariff dispute, India is seeking to close a wide-ranging trade agreement with Washington. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has portrayed the planned accord as the "father of all deals," and expects a quick outcome. New Delhi sees this pact as central for better market access, higher exports, and its $2 trillion export target by 2032.

The current Modi–Trump call, following the India–EU deal and the December discussion, highlights how India–US trade, energy cooperation and strategic issues remain closely linked. Talks are continuing even as new tariffs and oil policy shifts complicate ties. The original version of this report was uploaded on 2 February 2026 at 9:51 pm.