Washington, DC [US], February 14 : US President Donald Trump said that he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two nations have "great unity and great friendship." He called it "important" to remain united as nations.
During his meeting with PM Modi on Thursday (local time), Trump stressed that the ties between the two nations are going to get closer.
When asked about ties between him and PM Modi, he said, "More than anything else, we (PM Modi and US President Trump) have great unity, we have great friendship - he and I and our countries. I think it's only going to get closer. But we must remain united as countries. We are friends and we are going to stay that way."
Donald Trump said that his administration had done a fantastic job for the American people for four years. He called former US President Joe Biden's administration "terrible."
When asked how he is going to fight China if he is going to be tough with India on trade, Trump responded, "We are in a very great shape to beat anybody we want. But, we are not looking to beat anybody, we are looking to do a really good job. We have done a fantastic job for the American people. We had a great 4 years and we were interrupted by a terrible administration. Terrible, they did not know what they were doing. Now, we are putting it back together. I think it is going to end up being much stronger than it was before or even much stronger than it was before."
Trump said that PM Modi has been his "great friend" for a long time and stressed that it is a "great honour" to have him at the White House. He said that they will hold talks on oil, gas and trade. He also congratulated PM Modi on having done a great job.
Donald Trump said, "It's a great honour to have PM Modi of India. He is a great friend of mine for a long time. We have had a wonderful relationship and we kept the relationship during our 4 year period...We have just started up again. We have, I think, some very big things to talk about. Number 1 is, they are going to be purchasing a lot of our oil and gas."
"We have more oil and gas than any other country in the world by far. They need it, and we have it. We are going to talk about trade. We are going to talk about many things. But, it's really an honour to see you, you have been my friend for a long time. Congratulations on having done a great job," he added.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff shared a picture of PM Modi and Trump on X. While sharing the picture on X, Dan Scavino stated, "Behind Scenes in the West Wing lobby @POTUS Trump welcomes Prime Minister @NarendraModi of India to the @WhiteHouse."
The Indian delegation including External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra arrived at the White House soon after PM Modi's arrival.
The Prime Minister is among the first few world leaders to visit the United States following President Trump's inauguration. He has been invited to visit within three weeks of the new administration taking office.
Since November 2024, PM Modi and Trump have spoken on the phone twice. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended the inauguration ceremony of President Donald Trump as PM Modi's Special Envoy. During the visit, EAM Jaishankar also met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and participated in the QUAD Foreign Ministers' meeting in January 2025.
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