The president also touted agreements over hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign investment into the United States.

India and the US have held several rounds of negotiations for a trade deal over the past few months, with Delhi even reducing tariffs on goods like Bourbon whiskey and motorcycles to placate the US. But the US runs a $45bn (£33bn) trade deficit with India, which Trump is keen to reduce.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and President Trump took swings at India as a tariff deadline nears for the country. “India came to the table early. They’ve been slow rolling things,” Bessent said Thursday during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.