Published 12:01 IST, February 29th 2020

JP Nadda lauds PM Modi's 'vibrant leadership' for Donald Trump's maiden visit

BJP President JP Nadda on Friday hailed PM Modi's 'vibrant leadership' and asserted it to be the reason Donald Trump's recent standalone visit to India

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BJP President JP Nadda on Friday hailed PM Modi's 'vibrant leadership' and asserted it to be  reason for US President Donald Trump's recent standalone visit to India. He stated that Trump's visit to India has shown its influence worldwide. 

US President Donald Trump on his official visit to India, that commenced on February 24, was accompanied by First Lady Melania, daughter Ivanka, and son-in-law Jared Kushner. US President participated in a host of engments that included a roadshow, addressing a mammoth crowd at 'Namaste Trump' event at Ahmedabad, visiting  Taj Mahal and holding delegation-level talks.

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Speaking at a public meeting at Jhandutta in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district, Nadda hailed PM Modi and said: 

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown his influence and that of country's worldwide. America's President does a standalone visit. w, American President comes only to visit India and that too on invitation of Modi ji," said Nadda.

"It was probably for first time in history that a US President came to India on request of an Indian Prime Minister and even traveled n-stop, around 8,000 km, to India," he added.

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Nadda furr praised Trump and Modi for ir speeches at Gujarat's Motera Stadium and said camaraderie between two leaders reflects India's commanding position in world under "vibrant and strong" leadership of Modi.

During visit, India and United States furr strengned ir defence cooperation, with two countries giving a d to an agreement under which India will get USD 3 billion of advanced military equipment including Apache and MH-60 Romeo helicopters.

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US-India relationship is 'extraordinary': Donald Trump after maiden trip

United States President Donald Trump has said that relationship between India and US is “extraordinary” and claimed that significant progress has been made in bilateral ties. US President was asked about his two-day maiden trip to India in a news conference at White House on February 27, in which he said, “We are going to be doing a lot of business with India”.

Trump also applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and called him a “great gentleman, a great leader” and India an “incredible country”. 

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US President also said that he, First Lady Melania Trump, ir daughter, Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner “were treated very, very well” in India and claimed to have “enjoyed” it. Along with Trump's family, top brass of his administration including National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien also visited nation on February 24 and 25.

In brief 36-hour trip, y visited Ahmedabad, Agra, New Delhi before leaving for Washington and even addressed a massive rally at world's largest stadium. 

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09:16 IST, February 29th 2020