President Donald Trump addressed an enormous cheering crowd with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India on Monday, praising his host country’s progress and economic success.
“America loves India, America respects India, and America will always be faithful and loyal friends to the Indian people,” Trump said to a crowd of more than 100,000 people at India’s Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The president delivered a speech flattering India’s rise to prosperity under Modi as the largest Democracy in the world and a friend to the United States.
“The story of the Indian nation is a tale of astounding progress a miracle of democracy extraordinary diversity and overall a strong and noble people,” he said.
The president acknowledged the strength of India’s democracy and the economic progress achieved under the leadership of Modi, whom Trump described as his “true friend and praised his rise to power beginning as a poor tea-seller in India.
“Everybody loves him, but I will tell you this, he is very tough,” Trump said.
Trump noted that under Modi, India’s middle class was rising, over 270 million people had been lifted out of poverty and more homes had electricity, connections to the internet, and improved infrastructure.
“India’s rise as a prosperous and an independent nation is an example to every nation all over the world most assorting achievements of our century.”
People attend ‘Namaste Trump’ rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020. (MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
The president also promised to continue fighting the threat of “radical Islamic terrorism,” working with both Pakistan and India to crack down on terrorists.
He also praised India’s tradition of faith, which was similar to that of the United States.
“In America and in India, we know we are all born for a higher purpose, to reach toward our fullest potential to work toward excellence and perfection and to give all glory to God,” he said.
Trump praised India’s movie culture in Bollywood, noting they produced nearly 2,000 movies a year and praised their cricket players, religious festivals, and their space program.
He celebrated the Indian-American culture and contributions to the strength of United States from four million Indian Americans.
“They are titans of business, the biggest the best, pioneers of science, masters of the arts, and innovation of technology like few people have been able to see no matter where you go anywhere in this universe,” Trump said.
The president said that he was in the early stages of a trade deal with India, appearing optimistic that the two countries could reach a deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump (2L) and First Lady Melania Trump (L) listen as India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during ‘Namaste Trump’ rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. (MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)
“We will be making very, very, major, among the biggest ever made, trade deals,” he said, but acknowledged Modi was a “tough negotiator.”
Trump also boasted of the newfound strength of the American economy under his leadership.
“A booming America is a great thing for India and it’s great for the world and that’s why we’re so happy to announce that we’ve had the greatest economy in the history of the United States.”
The president promised to continue a relationship of strength and prosperity between the two countries with Modi.
“Both of us understand when leaders put the interests of their own citizens first, we can forge strong and fair partnerships, to build a safer more prosperous world,” he said.
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