Trump Praises PM Modi, Calls Him One of His Favorite Leaders

US President Donald Trump's praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recent G-7 summit in Evian, France, is considered important for India-US relations. The US President had said that PM Modi looks cool, but he is a tough negotiator when it comes to the country's interests or trade-deals. After returning to the US, Trump has once again made a big statement about PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In an interview to Axios, Donald Trump once again described PM Modi as a very strong leader and said that he is one of the world's leaders that he likes the most. He said about China's President Xi Jinping that he is a workaholic leader. He described China's President Xi Jinping and India's Prime Minister Modi as the global leaders that he admires the most. PM Modi and Trump met on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, during their first face-to-face meeting in 16 months on the shores of Oman.