‘Committed to rule of law’: Modi says ready to look into assassination plot claims made by US
PM Modi said that a few incidents can't derail India-US bilateral relations.
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.
'I see this certainly as one of our key relationships. But I expect it is a relationship which will become more important even in the American calculus of the world,' he said.
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'.
White House officials said that a request was made by Prime Minister Modi to President Trump when the two met in France last month on the sidelines of the G-7 summit.
