JD Vance, the new U.S. Senator from Ohio, is visiting India as we speak. His aim is to deepen the already robust bilateral relationship between the U.S. and India. His trip couldn’t possibly be better timed.

The US Vice President has arrived in India as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.

India and the US are making progress in negotiating a bilateral trade deal, the countries said after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice-President JD Vance in Delhi. Vance is currently on a four-day visit to India with his wife and three children.