He was of the view that the US is likely to become more isolationist irrespective of who becomes the country's next president. The US presidential election, he said, was unlikely to reverse what he called a long-term trend in US policy.
PM Modi said that a few incidents can't derail India-US bilateral relations.
Speaking at the US-India Business Council (USIBC) India Ideas Summit, virtually, the External Affairs Minister said that the relation signals a very positive enabling environment to conduct businesses.
Under the Trump Administration, the United States has become the second-largest arms supplier to India, growing from virtually no arms sales a decade ago to more than $20 billion today, a White House official said.
In the last few weeks, dozens of lawmakers, across the aisle, both on the floor of the House of Representatives and the Senate and outside the Capitol have praised India of standing strong against the Chinese efforts to grab Indian territories.
This will be US President Trump’s first visit to India. It will be his fifth meeting with PM Modi in eight months. There are three legs to the US President’s visit with his first stop at Ahmedabad, followed by Agra and finally Delhi.
President Trump along with his wife and First Lady Melania Trump will be on a two-day visit in India on February 24 and 25 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
India, the world's largest milk-producing nation, has traditionally restricted dairy imports to protect the livelihoods of 80 million rural households involved in the industry.
PM Modi highlighted the significant progress made in deepening strategic partnership in the previous year and expressed his desire to continue to work with the US President for enhancing cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
Trade tensions between India and the US have been rising with American President Donald Trump complaining that tariffs imposed by New Delhi on American products were 'no longer acceptable'.
