The partnership is a pillar of Washington’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific region but faces challenges on issues including illegal immigration, visas and trade deficits.

Former Ambassador of India to the US and BJP leader Taranjit Singh Sandhu said the decision by the US government's move to impose reciprocal tariffs to match higher duties levied by America's trading partners,

President Trump greeted the Indian Prime Minister at the White House with a bear hug and called him “a great friend of mine.”