Narendra Modi meets Trump tariff onslaught with defiance

'Great friend' relationship began souring after US president claimed to be a truce maker

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With U.S. President Donald Trump taunting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raising tariffs on imports from India, New Delhi is reportedly planning for Modi to visit China. (Source photos by Reuters) 

SAYAN CHAKRABORTY and SOUMYAJIT SAHA

BENGALURU/MUMBAI -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has so far refrained from commenting directly on the new trade war with the U.S., one stoked by President Donald Trump repeatedly raising tariffs on imports from India.

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