Modi was among the first few world leaders to have congratulated Trump on his victory in the presidential polls
U.S. President Donald Trump will speak to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over phone on Tuesday, the White House has said. Mr. Trump is scheduled to speak with the Prime Minister over phone at 1 p.m. Washington DC time, which is 11:30 p.m. IST.
Trump adviser promises a fillip in India-U.S. ties
With this, Mr. Modi would be the fifth foreign leader the U.S. President would have spoken with over phone after being sworn in as the US President on January 20.
Mr. Modi was among the first few world leaders to have congratulated Mr. Trump on his victory in the presidential polls.
Mr. Trump, during his election campaign, in an address to Indian-Americans in Edison, New Jersey, had said, "Under a Trump Administration, we are going to become even better friends, in fact I would take the term better out and we would be best friend."
"We are going to have a phenomenal future together," he had said.