Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday exuded India’s confidence in its relationship with america by saying that plenty of international locations are ‘nervous’ after the US elections, however ‘truthfully’, we’re not one in every of them. The overseas minister highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s robust rapport with successive US Presidents, noting his capacity to construct strong relationships with leaders starting from Barack Obama to Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Jaishankar was addressing an occasion in Mumbai when he was requested concerning the affect of the current presidential election in America on Indo-US ties, to which he replied, “The Prime Minister was among the many first three calls I believe that President Trump took.” He additional lauded the PM’s capacity to naturally forge relationship, “When he first got here to DC, Obama was the president, then it was Trump, then it was Biden. So, you understand, for him, there’s one thing pure.
The Exterior Affairs Minister underscored India’s stance that, not like many different international locations, India just isn’t involved concerning the current final result of the US presidential elections.
“And I believe, the adjustments in India have helped as nicely. I do know right now plenty of international locations are nervous concerning the US. Let’s be sincere about it. We’re not one in every of them,” Jaishankar added.
This comes after Donald Trump’s re-election to the White Home on November 5, the place he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, marking a notable comeback after his 2020 loss to President Joe Biden.
Following the Republican candidate’s victory, Prime Minister Modi spoke with Donald Trump by phone on November 6, extending heat congratulations on his re-election as President and on the Republican Celebration’s success within the Congressional elections.
(With ANI inputs)
