(Reuters) -U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said he met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed bilateral issues which included trade, defense and technology.

Gor said he and Modi, in their first meeting in India, also discussed the importance of critical minerals to both the U.S. and India.

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on most exports from India, among the highest for any U.S. trading partner. The move impacts about $50 billion of Indian exports to the U.S., mainly hurting labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, gems and jewellery and the shrimp industry.

“President Trump considers Prime Minister Modi a great and personal friend”, Gor said, speaking at the U.S. Embassy in Delhi in his first address in India.

“Glad to receive Mr. Sergio Gor,

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