Pence describes Trump and PM Modi as 'larger than life figures'

August 31, 2020 22:00

US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday described President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "larger than life figures" and credited the two top leaders for strengthening the strategic bilateral ties.

"When you think about the US and India, you think about two strongest democracies in the world, the shared values," Pence said during a virtual event on the US-India organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, a non-profit organisation.

He credited Prime Minister Modi and President Trump for strengthening the bilateral ties and said the relationship between India and the US has never been so strong, but the best is yet to come.

"So much of the strong India-US ties is a result of the relationship that President Trump and Prime Minister Modi have forged. They are both larger than life figures. People know where they stand. They have great aspirations," Pence said.

He said the relation between the USA and India is deeply personal and has only grown with time.

"What lies at the core of the dramatic growth in the relations are those family ties, those economic ties, and ultimately those shared values - two strongest and prosperous democracies in the world," Pence said.

-- PTI

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