In a significant diplomatic move amid escalating US tariff tensions under President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva engaged in an hour-long telephone conversation on Thursday (7 August).

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke by phone on Thursday, their offices said, discussing a broad range of topics that included tariffs imposed by the United States on goods from both countries.

PM Narendra Modi has spoken with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on phone as both countries face 50 per cent tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The 50 per cent duty is the highest of Trump's long list of tariffs for most of America's trade partners.