Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that New Delhi and Washington still shared \u201cvery positive\u201d ties, after US President Donald Trump reaffirmed their personal friendship and downplayed his earlier remarks about \u201closing India\u201d to China.<\/p>\n
The exchange comes amid strains after Washington imposed tariffs of up to 50 per cent on Indian imports, accusing New Dehli of fuelling Moscow\u2019s deadly attacks on Ukraine by purchasing Russian oil.<\/p>\n
But Trump and Modi, both right-wing populists, have shared a strong bond since the US president\u2019s first term.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeeply appreciate and fully reciprocate President Trump\u2019s sentiments and positive assessment of our ties,\u201d Modi wrote on X, adding that India and the United States shared a \u201cvery positive and forward-looking comprehensive and global strategic partnership\u201d.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Trump told reporters that he \u201cwill always be friends with Modi\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndia and the United States have a special relationship. There is nothing to worry about,\u201d Trump said, downplaying his earlier remarks about \u201closing India\u201d to China.<\/p>\n
Last week, Modi visited China to attend a gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, his first visit to the country in seven years signalling a thaw between the two Asian powers.<\/p>\n
Trump has appeared irritated at New Delhi as he seeks credit for what he said was Nobel Prize-worthy diplomacy for brokering peace between Pakistan and India following the worst conflict in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May.<\/p>\n
India, which adamantly rejects any third-party mediation on the Kashmir issue, has since given the cold shoulder to Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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