President Trump speaks with PM Modi: US ambassador Sergio Gor

US President Donald Trump has spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Monday, sharing a photograph of the two leaders and hinting at further updates

US ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Monday that US President Donald Trump had spoken with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sharing a picture of the two leaders, he asked users to “stay tuned” in a post on X. 

President Trump just spoke with Prime Minister Modi. STAY TUNED… pic.twitter.com/IFcxrJj04m

— Ambassador Sergio Gor (@USAmbIndia) February 2, 2026

 

Earlier in the day, Trump shared a series of posts on Truth Social related to India. In one post, he shared the cover image of an India Today magazine issue featuring him and Prime Minister Modi. "The Mover & The Shaker," read the title of the cover. 

 

 

In another post, he shared an image of India Gate and wrote, “India’s beautiful Triumphal Arch.” Trump added that a similar monument in the United States would be “the greatest of them all.”

 

It is to be noted that this development comes a day ahead of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar beginning a three-day visit to Washington.  On Sunday, Trump said that several countries, including India, had started importing oil from Venezuela.

 

The conversation took place amid delays in the India–US trade deal, with the two countries having remained engaged in negotiations since March 2025. 

 

The talks came under pressure after Washington imposed a 50 per cent tariff on Indian exports in August last year, citing India’s continued purchase of Russian crude. The levy included a 25 per cent reciprocal duty and an additional 25 per cent charge, which placed India among the most heavily taxed trading partners of the United States.

 

The development also came a day after India presented its Union Budget for the 2027 financial year, parts of which addressed challenges arising from the tariff imposed by the Trump administration on Indian goods.

 

During their previous phone conversation in December 2025, Trump and Prime Minister Modi reviewed the status of the India–US partnership. The discussion covered the expansion of cooperation across trade, critical technologies, energy, defence, and security-related areas.