US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he will always be friends with Prime Minister Narendra Modi but added that he does not like what PM Modi is doing at this particular moment.While talking to reporters at the Oval Office, Trump said that the Washington and New Delhi shares a “very special relationship” and adding that there is “nothing to worry about” in the ties between the two countries.
“I always will. I’ll always be friends with (PM) Modi. He’s a great Prime Minister. I’ll always be friends, but I just don’t like what he is doing at this particular moment. But India and the United States have a very special relationship,” Trump said.“There is nothing to worry about. We just have moments on occasion,” he added.Trump also responded to his earlier post on Truth Social, where he said the US had “lost India and Russia to China.”“I’ve been very disappointed that India would be buying so much oil from Russia. I let them know that. We put a very big tariff on India- 50 per cent, very high tariff. I get along very well with (PM) Modi as you know. He was here couple of months ago, in fact we went to the Rose Garden and had a press conference,” he said.This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently attended the SCO summit in China amid the ongoing tussle with US over 50% tariffs.Trump has imposed 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs on India and an additional 25 per cent for Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil.India has termed the tariffs imposed on it as “unjustified and unreasonable.”“Like any major economy, India will take all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests and economic security,” India has said.Meanwhile, on Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that most of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs are unlawful.
