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Trump praises US-India relations after talks with Modi Trump praises US-India relations after talks with Modi
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President Donald Trump says the relationship between the US and India "has never been stronger", following talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi.President Donald Trump says the relationship between the US and India "has never been stronger", following talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi.
In a joint news conference, he said he looked forward to improving the trading relationship between the two countries.In a joint news conference, he said he looked forward to improving the trading relationship between the two countries.
Mr Modi said he and Mr Trump had agreed to improve co-operation on fighting terrorism. Mr Modi said they agreed to improve co-operation on fighting terrorism.
In a later joint statement they called on Pakistan to ensure its territory is not used for terror attacks on other countries, reported Reuters.
India has accused Pakistan of conducting state-sponsored terrorism, which Pakistan has strongly denied.
The talks at the White House were the first time the two leaders had met face to face.The talks at the White House were the first time the two leaders had met face to face.
"The relationship between India and the United States has never been stronger, never been better," President Trump told the news conference in the White House Rose Garden. "The relationship between India and the United States has never been stronger, never been better," President Trump said at a joint news conference in the White House Rose Garden.
He praised Indian airline SpiceJet's recent order of 100 planes from US manufacturer Boeing, and said he looked forward to exporting more energy resources to India, including natural gas.
Mr Trump, who regularly posts on Twitter, also described himself and Mr Modi as "world leaders in social media".Mr Trump, who regularly posts on Twitter, also described himself and Mr Modi as "world leaders in social media".
Mr Modi said the fight to remove safe havens for terrorism was an important part of US-India co-operation. Mr Modi said the US was India's "primary partner" for its social and economic transformation, and that his plan for a "new India" converged with Mr Trump's "vision for 'making America great again'".
He invited President Trump and his family to visit India. He also said the fight to remove safe havens for terrorism was an important part of US-India co-operation.
Mr Modi invited President Trump and his family to visit India, which Mr Trump accepted, said the White House.
Mr Trump said his daughter, Ivanka, would also be leading a US delegation to an entrepreneurship summit in India later this year.
The two leaders later had dinner, marking the first time Mr Trump hosted a foreign dignitary at a White House dinner.
Earlier in his trip to the US, Mr Modi met the heads of 20 US companies, including Apple's Tim Cook and Google's Sundar Pichai.Earlier in his trip to the US, Mr Modi met the heads of 20 US companies, including Apple's Tim Cook and Google's Sundar Pichai.
He told them that his government had pushed through thousands of reforms to make India "business friendly".He told them that his government had pushed through thousands of reforms to make India "business friendly".
He later tweeted: "Interacted with top CEOs. We held extensive discussions on opportunities in India."He later tweeted: "Interacted with top CEOs. We held extensive discussions on opportunities in India."
Although the US and India are both economic powerhouses, there are sharp differences on issues such as immigration and climate change.Although the US and India are both economic powerhouses, there are sharp differences on issues such as immigration and climate change.
In an article for the Wall Street Journal ahead of Monday's meeting, Mr Modi said India and the US were "mutually reinforcing engines of growth and innovation".In an article for the Wall Street Journal ahead of Monday's meeting, Mr Modi said India and the US were "mutually reinforcing engines of growth and innovation".