PM Modi Attaches ‘Enormous Importance’ To India-US Partnership: Jaishankar On Trump Row

Last Updated:September 06, 2025, 12:44 IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar says New Delhi continues to stay engaged with Washington amid Trump’s shifting tone on India

Prime MInister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar (PTI)

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi attaches “enormous importance" to India’s partnership with the United States, reacting to the Prime Minister’s acknowledgement of US President Donald Trump’s softened tone on New Delhi.

“PM Modi attaches enormous importance to our partnership with the US. Where President Trump is concerned, he (PM Modi) has always had a very good personal equation with President Trump. But the point is that we remain engaged with the US, and at this time, I can’t say more than that. But that’s really what I would say," Jaishankar told ANI.

His remarks followed PM Modi’s first reaction to Trump’s comments, where the Prime Minister said he “deeply appreciates and fully reciprocates" the US President’s “positive assessment" of India-US ties, describing them as “very positive and forward-looking."

Trump had on Friday rolled back his sharp “lost India to China" post on Truth Social and struck a more conciliatory note. Addressing reporters at the White House, he admitted being “very disappointed" with India’s continued oil purchases from Russia but insisted there was “nothing to worry about" in bilateral ties. He added that he will “always be friends with Modi," calling the Indian leader “a great Prime Minister."

The shift in tone came after weeks of Trump’s criticism, which included a 50 per cent tariff on Indian exports and allegations that New Delhi was feeding Moscow’s “war machine" through its energy trade. The former President also drew attention with his claim that India had “lost" to China after Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin.

Against this backdrop, Modi’s conciliatory message and Jaishankar’s emphasis on sustained engagement appear aimed at steadying the narrative around India-US relations, even as tensions over trade and Russia linger.

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