"Modi briefly mentioned his "virtual" appearance at the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in a post on X, which was focused on his "warm" ties with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and on building up the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership."
"Anwar said he was told Modi would attend virtually due to the "ongoing Diwali celebrations in India," referring to the Hindu festival of lights."
""We just have a very good relationship and he's not going to buy much oil from Russia," Trump told reporters. "They've cut it way back and they're continuing to cut it way back," Trump said, adding that Modi wanted to "see an end" to the war in Ukraine."
Modi will attend the ASEAN summit virtually while US President Trump is expected to visit Kuala Lumpur as part of a three-country Asian tour. Negotiations between Washington and New Delhi over tariffs are tense because of India's ongoing purchases of Russian oil. Modi's social post emphasized warm ties with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership without explaining his travel decision. Malaysian officials cited Diwali celebrations as the reason for Modi's virtual attendance. Trump said India has scaled back Russian oil purchases and emphasized positive relations, while Modi pledged closer counterterrorism cooperation without mentioning tariffs or oil.
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