U.S. Vice President JD Vance has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. Vice President JD Vance on April 21st praised the ‘significant’ progress made in trade talks between the two countries during Vance’s–rather more personal–visit to India.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India Monday, where he is expected to talk trade with Prime Minister Narendra Modi when the two later meet.