President, Prime Minister congratulate Donald Trump

President Pranab Mukherjee has congratulated Donald Trump on his assumption of office of the President of the US. In his message, the President has said, it is a matter of satisfaction that relations between India and the U S, based on the shared values and common interest, have expanded and deepened in all fields of human endeavour. 

Mr Mukherjee expressed confidence that the cooperation will be further enhanced and that working together, the two countries will achieve new milestones in the years to come.He said, India is looking forward to an early opportunity of



welcoming Mr Trump to India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Donald Trump on assuming the office as the US President and said he looked forward to working with him to further deepen the bilateral ties and realise the full potential of cooperation. Modi tweeted immediately after the American leader took oath.

The Prime Minister conveyed his best wishes to President Trump in leading USA to greater achievements in the coming years. The Prime Minister said strength of the India-US strategic partnership "lies in our shared values and common interests".