United States President Donald Trump on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and mentioned he could journey to India subsequent 12 months as the 2 nations proceed discussions on commerce. Chatting with reporters on the White Home after asserting a transfer to scale back the costs of weight reduction medicine, Trump mentioned his conversations with PM Modi had been progressing easily. He additionally reiterated his private rapport with the prime minister. “He (PM Modi) largely stopped shopping for from Russia. And he's a buddy of mine, and we communicate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good man. He's a buddy of mine, and we communicate and he desires me to go there. We are going to determine that out, I'll go… Prime Minister Modi is a good man and I will likely be going,” Trump mentioned. When requested if he deliberate to go to India subsequent 12 months, Trump responded, “It might be, sure.” The assertion comes whereas commerce talks proceed between New Delhi and Washington after the USA imposed a 50 per cent tariff, together with an extra 25 per cent responsibility, over India's buy of Russian oil. Earlier on Tuesday, White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned, “The President is optimistic and feels very strongly in regards to the India-US relationship. Just a few weeks in the past, he spoke to the Prime Minister immediately when he celebrated Diwali within the Oval Workplace with many high-ranking Indian-American officers right here on the White Home.” Her feedback adopted Trump's latest declare that India decreased its import of Russian oil. Throughout his Asia tour, he mentioned New Delhi was “excellent” on the problem and that Prime Minister Modi assured him India would scale back or cease crude imports from Moscow.Earlier this month, ministry of exterior affairs (MEA) issued a response to Trump's feedback, reiterating that the nation's power sourcing choices are based mostly on nationwide pursuits and client welfare.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned, “India is a big importer of oil and fuel. It has been our constant precedence to safeguard the pursuits of the Indian client in a risky power state of affairs. Our import insurance policies are guided completely by this goal.”
