Following US President Donald Trump's call to address "trade barriers" between India and the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed optimism about the ongoing negotiations, calling them a path to "unlocking the limitless potential" of the India-US partnership.
Indian equity benchmarks opened on a positive note on Monday, tracking firm global cues and investor optimism over potential improvement in relations between the US and India under the Trump and Modi administrations.
US President Donald Trump sudden shift in his tone towards its ties with India has sparked renewed interest, and some confusion, in the geopolitical landscape, but for former Indian diplomat Veena Sikri, the answer may lie not in the politics of the situation but in a fundamental of Trump
Former envoy Jawed Ashraf said Trump's positive remarks on Modi mark a "lowering of temperature" in US-India ties. He called it a welcome step but urged caution, noting tariffs remain and Trump's views can shift. Modi's restrained reciprocation showed India's consistent, measured approach
West Asia strategist Waiel Awwad on Saturday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to US President Donald Trump's praise of India-US ties as a "positive statement", while also emphasising the need for cautious optimism in light of past policy decisions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday has responded warmly to US President Donald Trump's affirmation of the India-US ties, saying he "deeply appreciates and fully reciprocates" the US President's sentiments and positive assessment of the bilateral relations.
In an interview with ANI, when asked about the turn in the otherwise stable uniformity seen in the India-US ties built over the past decades, Jones called it a characteristic of Donald Trump's administration.
Former Foreign Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla remained hopeful that India will soon conclude a "satisfactory mutually beneficial" Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US as 50 per cent tariffs are set to kick in on Wednesday.
Gogoi pointed out the discrepancy in Trump's claims and the government's stance, suggesting that either US President Trump or PM Modi might not be telling the truth.
"...Main unko kehna chahta hoon, woh kaan kholke sun le. 22 April se 16 June tak, ek bhi phone call President Trump aur Prime Minister Modi ke beech mein nahi hua. (I want to tell them to listen carefully: from April 22 to June 16, not a single phone call took place between President Trum
He criticised PM Modi's response to Donald Trump's claims of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Bhagat questioned why PM Modi and his government haven't publicly denied Trump's claims, which have been made over 30 times.