PM Modi Dials Donald Trump, Says Will Work Closely Once Again 'To Strengthen India-US Relations'

<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he had a great conversation with US President Joe Biden and added that he is looking forward to working closely to strengthen India-US bilateral relations. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>"Had a great conversation with my friend, President @realDonaldTrump, congratulating him on his spectacular victory. Looking forward to working closely together once again to further strengthen India-US relations across technology, defence, energy, space and several other sectors," PM Modi said in a post on X.</p> <p><span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">During the phone call, PM Modi congratulated President Trump on the decisive victory and the performance of Republican Party in the Congressional elections, sources told news agency ANI.&nbsp;</span><span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">Both the leaders affirmed to work together for World Peace. </span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Had a great conversation with my friend, President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a>, congratulating him on his spectacular victory. Looking forward to working closely together once again to further strengthen India-US relations across technology, defence, energy, space and several other sectors.</p> &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1854206814545740140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <div class="css-175oi2r"> <div class="css-175oi2r r-156q2ks"> <div class="css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1b43r93 r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-rjixqe" dir="auto" lang="en" data-testid="tweetText"><span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">President Trump, during the conversation, said that the whole world loved Prime Minister Modi and added that India is a magnificent country. The US President also told PM Modi that he considers the Indian prime minister he true friend and said that&nbsp;</span><span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">Modi was one of the first world leaders he spoke to after his victory, as per sources.</span></div> </div> </div> <p>Earlier today, PM Modi congratulated Trump on his historic presidential polls victory and said he looks forward to renewing their collaboration to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership.</p> <p>Trump, 78, defeated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a bitterly fought election. The Republican President became the oldest person in US history to be elected president, crossing the halfway 270 votes-mark in electoral college votes with victory in the battleground state of Wisconsin.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Heartiest congratulations my friend <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> on your historic election victory. As you build on the successes of your previous term, I look forward to renewing our collaboration to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership. Together,&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/u5hKPeJ3SY">pic.twitter.com/u5hKPeJ3SY</a></p> &mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1854075308472926675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 6, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>"As you build on the successes of your previous term, I look forward to renewing our collaboration to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership. Together, let&rsquo;s work for the betterment of our people and to promote global peace, stability and prosperity," Modi said in a post on X.</p> <p>The prime minister also posted pictures of his previous meetings with Trump, who was the US president from 2016-2020.</p> <p>Several world leaders, including from Australia, the UK, France, Germany, Israel, Italy and Ukraine, congratulated Republican leader Donald Trump for his historic comeback in the US presidential election.</p> <p>Earlier in October, Trump had praised Prime Minister Modi as the nicest human being, saying the Indian leader is a friend of mine. Trump had made the comments in response to a question during the Flagrant podcast.</p> <p>"Modi, India. He's a friend of mine. He's great... Before him, they were replacing them every year. It's very unstable. He came over. He's a friend of mine. But on the outside, he looks like he's your father. He's the nicest, but he's a total killer," he had said.</p> <p>Trump had also recalled Modi's visit to Houston in 2019 to attend the 'Howdy Modi' event during his tenure, saying, "It was beautiful. It's like 80,000 people going crazy. We were walking around."</p> <p>The Republican candidate had said he shares a very good relationship with Modi. The 'Howdy Modi' event was followed by Trump's 2020 visit to India, where he was welcomed with the 'Namaste Trump' rally, organised by PM Modi in Ahmedabad, with about 100,000 people attending the event at a cricket stadium. Modi and Trump had also met in 2017 in Washington DC.</p>

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