Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance arrived in India on Monday, meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi while the Trump administration is negotiating deals with trading partners on tariffs.

NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.

US Vice President JD Vance held trade talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday as the South Asian nation looks to strike an early deal with Washington that spares it from President Donald Trump’s additional tariff hikes.