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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 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 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 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 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". |