President Donald Trump has described the US' relationship with India now as "extraordinary" and said a lot of progress was made in bilateral ties during his maiden official visit to the "incredible country" where America is going to do a lot of business.
Trump's remarks came even as his likely Democratic Party rival in the November presidential elections Bernie Sanders criticised the US president for what he claimed was a "failure of leadership" on the issue of human rights in the light of the communal riots in Delhi.
President Trump and his family visited India from February 24 to 25 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump was accompanied by top brass of his administration, including National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien.
Talking to reporters after his return from India on Wednesday, Trump said, "He (Prime Minister Modi) is a great gentleman, a great leader. It's an incredible country."
Asked about incidents of violence during his India visit, the US president had said, "As far as the individual attacks, I heard about it, but I didn't discuss that with him (Modi). That's up to India."
Reacting on Trump's statement on the issue, Sanders on Wednesday tweeted, "Over 200 million Muslims call India home. Widespread anti-Muslim mob violence has killed at least 27 and injured many more. Trump responds by saying 'That's up to India'. This is a failure of leadership on human rights."
The USIDFC will establish a permanent presence in India to strengthen our economic ties, improve development plus further women's economic empowerment through WGDP (Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative)!"
On her arrival from India, she thanked prime minister Modi for "your warm hospitality as we visited your beautiful country and celebrated the strength, spirit and unity of the US and India!"
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