Modi heads to US in mission to dodge a tit-for-tat tariff battle

Prime minister hoping to revive bromance' of Trump's first term despite US president calling India a very big abuser'

The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, is heading to Washington for high-stakes talks in an attempt to avoid a trade war with Donald Trump.

India is considering tariff cuts in at least a dozen sectors in the hope of dodging US tariffs that would pile more pressure on its already slowing economy.