Washington sources have stated that a State Department official said emphasizing India-US ties are important that US President Donald Trump has a "strong relationship" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Meanwhile State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters at a news conference that "President Trump certainly has a strong relationship with Prime Minister Modi".
She said Nauert also applauded India’s developmental role in Afghanistan and added "This is a good example of the world coming together and working through places that may not have countries that may not have worked together in the past. This is an example of how that is now being done. Saudi Arabia is helping out in Iraq".
She said "She knew that his daughter (Ivanka) really enjoyed having
been over in Hyderabad late last year, and so it’s an important relationship,
an increasingly important relationship". Moreover US Ambassador to the
United Nations, Nikki Haley, said that "sky is the limit" for
India-US ties and she praised Prime Minister Modi for being aggressive in
pursuing economic and administrative reforms.
