Trump Takes Time To Meet with Indian Business Partners

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Eric Lipton ‏@EricLiptonNYT 1h1 hour ago
Just Posted NYT: Trump Pauses Work on Presidential Transition to Meet with Indian Business Partners @EllenBarryNYT https://t.co/eQ4YwBlnPj

Josh Marshall @joshtpm

While transitioning on Tues, Trump & kids found time to meet w Indian biz partners about expanding operations in India https://t.co/GCQoUuqJNb

Trump met Atul Chordia, Sagar Chordia and Kalpesh Mehta at Trump Tower, New York on Tuesday noon (US time). The discussion revolved around Indian economy and Modi. Trump’s family, including daughter Ivanka and sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr, was also present. Mehta is managing partner of Tribeca Developers, Trump's India representative responsible for supporting the brand in the country.

According to Mehta, Donald Trump Jr expressed satisfaction with the pace of Trump Organization’s India business and showed interest in expanding it further. “We didn’t get a chance to talk about currency demonetisation with Mr Trump. But, his kids knew about it and they termed it as an incredibly bold move,” Mehta added.

Trump currently has five luxury projects in India including a Trump Tower, a 46-apartment block with Panchshil Realty in Pune, and an under-construction 300-apartment project in Mumbai’s Lower Parel with the Lodha Group. These are not equity joint ventures. Trump has lent his name to the projects in return for payment.

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Matthew Yglesias ‏@mattyglesias 45m45 minutes ago Washington, DC
I would have thought Trump would get his people in place first and start in with the sleazy business deals second.