India and the U.S. will work to more than double bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a joint press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday.

President Trump greeted the Indian Prime Minister at the White House with a bear hug and called him “a great friend of mine.”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump

Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his US visit on Thursday (local time) after meeting Donald Tump. His meeting with Trump came hours after the US leader decided to impose reciprocal tariffs. Stay tuned to this Mint LIVE blog for all the latest updates on the meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s longstanding bonhomie with President Donald Trump may be tested as the Indian leader kicks off a visit to Washington, eager to avoid tariffs that have been slapped on others and threats of further taxes and imports.

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to win 48 of the 70-member legislative assembly, where it was leading, according to the Election Commission of India’s website. BJP is reclaiming Delhi after almost three decades.