India is one of the few nations working to lower tariffs and win over U.S. President Donald Trump, who has called the South Asian nation a "tariff king" and "tariff abuser" and has vowed to reciprocate.

During an interview with Breitbart News earlier this month, Trump said that he believes India would reduce tariffs on American goods, news agency Reuters reported

Higlighting a positive outlook for the India-US tariff talks, President Donald Trump said ‘tariffs are going to work out well between New Delhi and the Washington, DC,’ expecting a favorable outcome.

India has offered tariff cuts on imports of U.S. farm products like almonds and cranberries as a further concession to the United States, two government sources said, hoping to avert President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs set for next week.

China, Canada and the European Union have appeared unwilling to negotiate on the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs — but India has been an active participant at the negotiating table,

The development assumes significance as US President Donald Trump has announced imposing reciprocal tariffs in April on America's key trading partners including India. He has on multiple forums stated that India imposes high tariffs on US goods.