India's Narendra Modi called Donald Trump "my friend" when congratulating him on his US election win. However, Trump's return to the White House presents a complex landscape for India-US ties.

Stranger things have happened in history, so we let that pass.Right through the campaign Trump has been highlighting imposition of higher tariffs on imports as an economic initiative he would unleash immediately — he termed India as a ‘major abuser’.

The period of low volatility that the Indian rupee has enjoyed may not last now that Donald Trump is poised to become U.S. president once again, bankers and advisors cautioned, urging companies to manage their forex risks more prudently and proactively.

The MEA reaffirmed India’s commitment to strengthening U.S. ties following Donald Trump’s election win. MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the India-U.S. relationship 'special and multifaceted' and expressed enthusiasm for working closely on goals of global peace,

Eminent Indian Americans have welcomed the re-election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States and assured to work with him on issues of importance in the US-India ties. "Congratulations to President Donald Trump on his decisive victory.

So, there is a scope to conclude a free trade agreement under Trump II.”New Delhi is not too worried about the fate of its trade ties with Washington in Trump’s coming term, the sources said, with China largely front and centre for his tariff threats.