NEW DELHI: Exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday hailed India-US family members after High Minister Narendra Modi spoke back to the compliments given by way of US President Donald Trump.Amid the continuing tussle over price lists, Jaishankar stated that PM Modi attaches “monumental significance” to the partnership between New Delhi and Washington.
“PM Modi attaches monumental significance to our partnership with america,” Jaishankar stated.“The place President Trump is worried, he (PM Modi) has all the time had an excellent private equation with President Trump. However the level is that we stay engaged with america, and presently, I will’t say greater than that. However that is actually what I might say,” he added.This comes after Trump stated that he’s going to all the time be pals with the High Minister however added that he does no longer “like what he’s doing at this actual second.”Whilst chatting with journalists on the Oval Place of business, Trump stated that the Washington and New Delhi stocks a “very particular dating” and including that there’s “not anything to fret about” within the ties between the 2 international locations.“I all the time will. I will all the time be pals with (PM) Modi. He is a really perfect High Minister. I will all the time be pals, however I simply do not like what he’s doing at this actual second. However India and america have an excessively particular dating,” Trump stated.“There’s not anything to fret about. We simply have moments every now and then,” he added.PM Modi spoke back by way of announcing he “deeply admire and completely reciprocates” Trump’s sentiments.In a publish on X, PM Modi wrote: “Deeply admire and completely reciprocate President Trump’s sentiments and certain evaluation of our ties. India and america have an excessively certain and forward-looking Complete and International Strategic Partnership.”The remarks by way of the 2 leaders got here at a time of strained bilateral ties, following Washington’s transfer to impose a 50% tariff on India.Trump has imposed 25 consistent with cent reciprocal price lists on India and an extra 25 consistent with cent for Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil.India has termed the price lists imposed on it as “unjustified and unreasonable.”“Like all main financial system, India will take all important measures to safeguard its nationwide pursuits and financial safety,” India had stated.