US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that America will come to India’s help if it is attacked.
“If they (India) are attacked and he is the leader (PM Modi), we will be there to help,” said Trump
while addressing reporters with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Trump also said India has a big role in West Asia as long as PM Modi is a leader.
Responding to a question on the death of 3 Indian sailors in a US strike in West Asia, Trump said, “It is a rough profession. We work together on it. We love all of them.”
Trump recalled his 2020 India visit and said he had a great visit last time in India. “We opened up that new stadium, and I think there were 3000-4000 people. It seated about 150,000, and there were 250,000 outside, and there were 100,000 on the grass… I don’t know if those records have been broken… but I had a great time in India,” he added.
Trump showered praises on PM Modi and called him a very tough negotiator.
“You look at this man. I’ll give you a lesson. He’s the most beautiful-looking man. He looks so nice, like an angel. But actually, he’s as tough as he is a killer… But he looks so good. So he gets you by surprise. But there are a few people like this. People say he’s such a nice man. I said he’s very tough. He’s a tough trader, and he loves the Indian people, but he also loves the USA. We had ‘Howdy Modi’ in Houston. The stadium was full… We’ll be going to India sometime in the future,” he said.
In his meeting with Trump, PM Modi emphasised that India has always said that freedom of navigation should be ensured and said security of seafarers will be prioritised.
“Lakhs of Indian seafarers are on duty in different seas of the world in the sector of maritime trade. I believe that their security is equally important…I am confident that in the deal (with Iran), security of seafarers will be ensured and prioritised,” he said.
