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.

An abundance of motivated young professionals is luring American businesses to base their global operations in Indian cities.

The U.S. President has promised to roll out reciprocal tariffs on India on April 2, repeatedly calling out the high tariffs India has long had in place. CBC's Salimah Shivji breaks down India's tariffs,

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,

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.

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.