The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the president of the United States, Donald Trump, spoke in a phone call on Monday, said Modi in a publication about X, the first conversation between the two leaders since Trump’s inauguration last week .
“We are committed to a mutually beneficial and reliable association,” Modi said in the position, adding that he also congratulated his “dear friend” for his historic second term in office.
“We will work together for the well -being of our people and towards global peace, prosperity and security,” said Modi.
The United States is the largest commercial partner in India and bidirectional trade between the two countries exceeded $ 118 billion in 2023/24, with India publishing a commercial surplus of $ 32 billion.
Indian and American diplomats are trying to organize a meeting of the two leaders already in February, Reuters reported last week.
India, a strategic partner of the United States in their efforts to counteract China, is anxious to improve commercial relations with the United States and facilitate its citizens to obtain visas from qualified workers.