US President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed confidence on a “good” trade deal with India even as he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “fantastic leader” and a “great friend”.
Trump made the remark on the sidelines of his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“I have a great respect for your prime minister (Modi). He is a fantastic man and a friend of mine. We are gonna have a good deal,” Donald Trump said in response to a question on the India-US trade deal by a Moneycontrol journalist.
Trump says US economic boom benefits the entire world
Donald Trump on Wednesday lauded the United States’ economic performance, saying the country’s economic boom benefits the entire world, while noting that global economic conditions depend on the United States.
Addressing the 56th Annual Summit of the World Economic Forum in Davos, he described the US as the “economic engine on the planet”and highlighted the achievements of his first year back at the White House.
“I come to this year’s WEF with truly phenomenal news from America. Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of my inauguration, and after 12 months back in the White House, the economy is booming, growth is exploding, productivity is surging, investment is soaring, incomes are rising, inflation is being defeated, the previously open and dangerous border is now closed and virtually impenetrable, and the United States is amidst the fastest and most dramatic economic turnaround in the country’s history,” the US President said.