NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.

He and his family are taking time between official engagements to go sightseeing. Not long after reaching Delhi, they visited the Akshardham temple and posed outside in the 100-degree weather. The family will visit the Amer Fort in Jaipur and the Taj Mahal in Agra later this week.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted progress in talks for a trade deal between the two countries, their offices said on Monday, as New Delhi rushes to avoid U.S.