Modi, Trump Seek Reset at G7 After 3 Indian Sailors Die in U.S. Ship Attacks
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 16
Modi, Trump Seek Reset at G7 After 3 Indian Sailors Die in U.S. Ship Attacks
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 16
Summary
Wednesday’s expected G7 meeting would be Modi and Trump’s first face-to-face since February 2025, with New Delhi trying to steady a relationship jolted by U.S. attacks that killed three Indian sailors in the Gulf of Oman.
Those deaths deepened strains already driven by Trump’s punitive August tariff on India for buying Russian oil, tighter pressure on India’s energy supplies and a still-elusive trade deal.
India has also been hit by U.S. immigration and market-opening demands that disproportionately affect Indian students, workers and businesses, eroding confidence in the leaders’ once-warm personal rapport.
Atul Keshap, head of the U.S.-India Business Council, warned the 25-year U.S.-India convergence risks drifting toward divergence unless both sides refocus on shared interests such as digital economy and nuclear energy.