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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he reciprocates US President Donald Trump's sentiments and positive assessments of the ties between the two countries.
In a post on X, Modi said India and US have a very positive and forward-looking Comprehensive and Global Strategic Partnership.
On Friday, Trump had said “I'll always be friends with (Narendra) Modi… He’s a great prime minister. He's great. But I just don't like what he's doing at this particular moment. But India and the United States have a special relationship. There's nothing to worry about. We just have moments on occasion."
This came only a day after posting that the US had “lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China.” The remarks also come amid current tensions between Washington and Delhi over tariffs and purchase of Russian oil.
His Oval Office comments followed the 'lost to China' remark on Friday against the backdrop of visible bonhomie among Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at last week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin. A few days later, he posted on Truth Social: “Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China. May they have a long and prosperous future together!” The post was accompanied by an old photo of the three leaders together.
