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US President Donald Trump on Thursday offered to sell advanced fighter jets to India. Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have also vowed to boost trade, reviving ties that defy the punitive approach of the new US administration in much of the world.
Modi, the fourth world leader to visit the White House after Trump's return, described the like-minded Trump as a friend and said that he was adopting his 'Make America Great Again' slogan.
Trump said he had a "special relationship" with Modi and India and, in an unusual but sarcastic display of modesty, praised Modi for being a "much tougher negotiator" than him.
Successive US administrations have seen India as a key like-minded partner in the face of a rising China, and Trump announced that the new administration is ready to sell F-35 fighter jets, one of the US military prizes.
India will join a select group of countries, including NATO allies Israel and Japan, that will be allowed to buy the F-35, which can operate at supersonic speeds without detection.
Continuing the efforts of his predecessor Joe Biden, Trump said the two countries plan to build "one of the greatest trade routes in all of history" by investing in ports, railroads and underwater cables. It will run from India through Israel to Europe and beyond.
