Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that now - in his second term as US president, Donald Trump is "far more prepared", backed by a clear plan, Reuters reported.
Modi made the statement in an interview with American computer scientist Lex Friedman's podcast, broadcast tonight, the agency said, adding that it comes weeks before the introduction of new US tariffs on Indian goods.
The Indian Prime Minister was received by Trump at the White House last month, with the two agreeing to resolve their dispute over tariffs and work in the spring of this year on a deal that would allow them to by 2030. to reach $500 billion in bilateral trade, Reuters reports.
"This time he seems much more prepared than before", Modi said of Trump in the podcast. "He has a clear plan in his head, with well-defined steps, each of which should take him to his goals", the prime minister noted.
"Like me, he puts his country first, that's why we fit so well", Modi added.