New Delhi- US President Donald Trump extended Diwali greetings in a phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said he expected that both India and the US continue to “illuminate” the world with hope and stand united against terrorism.

The phone conversation, initiated by the US president, came days after he claimed that PM Modi told him that India would stop buying Russian crude oil. Following Trump’s comments, India suggested that there was no such conversation.

“Thank you, President Trump, for your phone call and warm Diwali greetings. On this festival of lights, may our two great democracies continue to illuminate the world with hope and stand united against terrorism in all its forms,” Modi said on X on Wednesday.

It was the third publicly known phone call between Modi and Tr

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