President Donald Trump announces new energy deal with India and extradition of a Mumbai bomber

The president said the pair have agreed to strengthen the friendship between India and the U.S. economically by creating a compact that includes a stronger security relationship and a deal on energy.

Published: February 13, 2025 6:51pm

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced in a press briefing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India and the United States have agreed to a new energy deal, and that the U.S. will extradite one of the 2008 Mumbai bombers back to India.

Trump and Modi met at the White House for their first official meeting on Thursday, which comes after Modi met with Vice President JD Vance in Paris, France, on Tuesday.

The president said the pair have agreed to strengthen the friendship between India and the U.S. economically by creating a compact that includes a stronger security relationship and a deal on energy.

"Starting this year, we'll be increasing military sales to India by many billions of dollars. We're also giving the way to ultimately provide India with the F 35 stealth fighters," Trump said. "The prime minister and I also reached an important agreement on energy that will restore the United States as a leading supplier of oil and gas to India. It will be, hopefully, their number one supplier.

"India is also reforming its laws to welcome U.S. nuclear technology, which is at the highest level, into the Indian market," he continued. "This will bring safe, clean, affordable electricity to millions of Indians and 10s of billions of dollars to the US civilian nuclear industry in India."

Trump said the pair have also agreed to extradite one of the terrorists behind the 2008 Mumbai bombing, which killed 160 people, so he can stand trial in India. 

"The United States and India will be working together like never before to confront the threat of radical Islamic terrorism, a threat all over the world," Trump said. "Actually, today, I'm pleased to announce that my administration has approved the extradition one of the plotters and one of the very evil people of the world, and having to do with the horrific 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, to face justice in India."

The president also said the countries will work together on artificial intelligence to ensure AI and "other advanced technologies are developed by two of the most advanced nations, intellectually and technologically, anywhere in the world."

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

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