Donald Trump Wants To Build A ‘Deeper’ Relationship With Prime Minister Modi: White House

President Donald Trump wants to develop a deeper relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and wishes to work closely with India, the White House said on Thursday, adding that the relationship between the two countries has grown in terms of foreign policy.

"I think we are, as talked about during the campaign and the transition, establishing a deeper relationship with Prime Minister Modi and US-India businesses," White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said at his daily news conference.

"And I think as we move forward in terms of our foreign policy, we'll have further updates on that. Trump spoke very clearly and frequently about the relationship that we have and hope to continue to grow with India," Spicer added.

This development comes soon after Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Rex W Tillerson and National Security Advisor Lt Gen H R McMaster on 3 March.

Modi is expected to meet Trump on the sidelines of the twelfth summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) in Hamburg on 7-8 July this year. He is also expected to visit the US later this year in response to Trump’s invitation.

At the daily news conference, Spicer also condemned the killing of a 32-year-old Indian engineer in an alleged hate crime in Kansas.