<p>Washington: US President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> said on Friday representatives from Pakistan are coming to the United States next week as the South Asian country seeks to make a deal on tariffs.</p><p>Pakistan faces a potential 29 per cent tariff on its exports to the United States due to a $3 billion trade surplus with the world's biggest economy, under tariffs announced by Washington last month on countries around the world.</p><p>Trump said he would have no interest in making a deal with the South Asian country or its neighbor, India, if they were to engage in war with each other. The two nuclear-armed rivals used fighter jets, missiles, drones and artillery in four days of clashes this month, their worst fighting in decades.</p><p>"As you know, we're very close making a deal with India," Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews after departing Air Force One.</p>.Asked about 'TACO' and tariffs, Donald Trump lashes out at reporter over 'nasty question'.<p>Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal visited Washington recently to advance trade talks, with both sides aiming to sign an interim agreement by early July.</p><p>India faces 26 per cent tariffs on shipments to the US.</p><p>Reuters reported last week that India is likely to allow US. firms to bid for contracts worth over $50 billion, mainly from federal entities, as it negotiates a trade deal with Washington.</p>
<p>Washington: US President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> said on Friday representatives from Pakistan are coming to the United States next week as the South Asian country seeks to make a deal on tariffs.</p><p>Pakistan faces a potential 29 per cent tariff on its exports to the United States due to a $3 billion trade surplus with the world's biggest economy, under tariffs announced by Washington last month on countries around the world.</p><p>Trump said he would have no interest in making a deal with the South Asian country or its neighbor, India, if they were to engage in war with each other. The two nuclear-armed rivals used fighter jets, missiles, drones and artillery in four days of clashes this month, their worst fighting in decades.</p><p>"As you know, we're very close making a deal with India," Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews after departing Air Force One.</p>.Asked about 'TACO' and tariffs, Donald Trump lashes out at reporter over 'nasty question'.<p>Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal visited Washington recently to advance trade talks, with both sides aiming to sign an interim agreement by early July.</p><p>India faces 26 per cent tariffs on shipments to the US.</p><p>Reuters reported last week that India is likely to allow US. firms to bid for contracts worth over $50 billion, mainly from federal entities, as it negotiates a trade deal with Washington.</p>