Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump praised India and termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “his very good friend.” He mentioned India during his speech in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, after signing the peace agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “India is a great country with a very good friend of mine at the top, and he has just done a fantastic job,” he added. Trump’s statement comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone call with US President Donald Trump and congratulated him on the “success of the historic Gaza peace plan.” PM Modi also spoke to Trump about the “good progress achieved in trade negotiations.”
PM Modi posted on X last week, “Spoke to my friend, President Trump and congratulated him on the success of the historic Gaza peace plan. Also reviewed the good progress achieved in trade negotiations. Agreed to stay in close touch over the coming weeks.” This was the second phone call between the two leaders in a span of one month. The engagements take place as the new US ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, wraps up his 4-day visit to India. Gor met Prime Minister Modi on and gifted a framed photograph of their White House meeting in February this year. The photo was signed by Trump, where he wrote, “Mr Prime Minister, you are great!”
An official statement Sergio Gor read: “Good evening, it’s an honour and a privilege to be here today. I arrived from Washington to New Delhi early this morning, and we hit the ground running. We had a great series of meetings, including with Foreign Secretary Misri, with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and with National Security Advisor Doval. And we just finished an incredible meeting with Prime Minister Modi, where we discussed bilateral issues including defence, trade, and technology. We also discussed the importance of critical minerals to both of our nations.
