Mr Trump and Mr Modi enjoyed warm relations in the US president’s first term, but during his campaign for re-election Mr Trump called India a “very big abuser” on trade and vowed to use tariffs on global imports into the US to correct imbalances.

U.S. President Donald Trump stressed the importance of India buying more American-made security equipment and moving toward a fair bilateral trading relationship in a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday,

PM Modi congratulated Trump on his historic inauguration as the 47th U.S. president and said he looks forward to working closely together once again, to benefit both the countries as well as to shape a better future for the world.