'India An Important Strategic Partner, PM Modi A Great Friend': US Embassy Post Quotes Trump

Last Updated:December 16, 2025, 16:27 IST

The US Embassy in India, in a post on X, said President Donald Trump called India an "amazing country", which is home to one of the world's oldest civilisations

President Donald Trump (R) said the US has a great friend in PM Narendra Modi (L). (Image: AP/File)

President Donald Trump has hailed his “great friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said India is an important strategic partner of his country in the Indo-Pacific region, the US embassy in India said on Tuesday.

The US Embassy in India, in a post on X, said Trump called India an “amazing country", which is home to one of the world’s oldest civilisations.

“India is home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It is an amazing country and an important strategic partner for America in the Indo-Pacific region. We have a great friend in PM Modi," the US Embassy in India posted.

Only last week, Trump and Modi spoke over the phone discussing ways to sustain momentum in the bilateral economic partnership amid signs of the two sides inching closer to firm up a much-awaited trade deal.

The phone call between them came on a day Indian and American negotiators concluded two-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement that is expected to provide relief to India from the Trump administration’s whopping 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods.

The Prime Minister said his conversation with the President was “warm and engaging". “We reviewed the progress in our bilateral relations and discussed regional and international developments. India and the US will continue to work together for global peace, stability and prosperity," he said without making any reference to trade ties.

This is a marked improvement from when relations between New Delhi and Washington witnessed a major downturn after Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to a whopping 50 percent in August including a 25 percent additional duties for India’s purchase of Russian crude oil. The strain in the relations has been exacerbated by constant criticism of New Delhi by US officials.

There have, however, been efforts by both sides in the last few weeks to repair the ties. The two leaders reviewed the steady progress in India-US bilateral relations and exchanged views on key regional and global developments.

Officials familiar with the phone conversation said they reviewed progress in India-US comprehensive global strategic partnership and exchange views on expanding cooperation in trade, critical technologies, energy, defence and security. Both leaders agreed to work closely to address shared challenges and advance common interests besides expressing satisfaction at the steady strengthening of bilateral cooperation across all domains, they said. They have discussed various regional and global developments and agreed to work closely to address shared challenges and advance common interests.

(With agency inputs)

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