Signalling a thaw in recent trade strains, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that talks with New Delhi were going smoothly and suggested he could travel to India next year. While speaking to reporters, Trump hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “a great man” and “a friend”, while signalling that he may travel to India next year to bolster economic and strategic cooperation between the two countries.

Addressing reporters, Trump said his recent conversations with PM Modi had been “going great”. He added that Modi had invited him to India and he was open to making the trip.

“He (PM Modi) largely stopped buying from Russia. And he is a friend of mine, and we speak,” Trump said. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a great man. He is a friend of mine, and we speak and he wants me to go

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