Opening up on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington D.C., External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the two leaders understood each other's concerns quite well as they are both "nationalists."
Speaking at a Delhi University literature festival, Jaishankar said the "chemistry was good" between the two leaders and observed that, unlike other foreign leaders, Trump shared a "positive history" with PM Modi.
"I would say with all objectivity, I thought it went very well and for a variety of reasons. PM Narendra Modi is a very strong nationalist, and he sort of radiates that. Now, Trump is an American nationalist, and I think, in many ways, Nationalists kind of respect each other. Trump accepts that Modi is in it for India. Modi accepts that Trump is in it for America," said Jaishankar.
