President Donald Trump said on Thursday that India has offered to eliminate tariffs on the United States as part of a potential trade deal. If that comes to pass, it could represent a significant breakthrough with an increasingly important US trading partner.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that India offered to remove all tariffs on American goods, but added that he was in no rush to finalise a trade deal despite the apparent breakthrough. In an interview with Fox News on Friday, Donald Trump said India is a top example of a country with barriers he is determined to dismantle.

President Trump said India has made an offer to drop tariffs on US goods as part of ongoing trade negotiations.