NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT
Washington, D.C., Sept. 8, 2025 — Jason Miller, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump and currently India’s registered lobbyist in Washington, met with the U.S. president this week as tensions between the two countries continue to mount over trade and energy policy.
Miller, who heads the lobbying firm SHW Partners LLC, was hired earlier this year by the Indian Embassy under a one-year contract valued at about $1.8 million. He shared news of his White House meeting in a social media post on Saturday. “Fantastic week in Washington with so many friends being in town, topped off of course by having the opportunity to stop in and see our President in-action!” Miller wrote.
The timing of the meeting has drawn attention as India and the United States remain at odds over Trump’s recent decision to impose steep tariffs — 50 percent on Indian goods. New Delhi has denounced the move as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable.”
Despite the friction, Trump struck a conciliatory note, reaffirming his personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “I will always be friends with Modi. India and the United States have a special relationship,” the president remarked earlier in the week. Modi echoed the sentiment, highlighting the “Comprehensive and Global Strategic Partnership” that the two nations share.
Miller’s role as India’s point person in Washington is viewed as a strategic effort by New Delhi to preserve channels of influence with the Trump administration. A veteran communications strategist, Miller served as a spokesman during Trump’s 2016 campaign and has remained a close confidant through successive election cycles.
While the agenda of his latest meeting with Trump was not disclosed, analysts see it as a signal that India is keen to stabilize relations at a time of economic strain and geopolitical uncertainty.
Cover photo: Jason Miller/IG.
