PM Modi also talked about the Israel-Hamas conflict. He said India has supported the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza 

 Underlining that India’s ties with the US are on an “upward trajectory”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India’s growth should be compared with other democracies and not China. 

In an interview with UK-based The Financial Times, PM Modi also brushed aside a question about a recent relaxation of US-China tensions, saying they are “best addressed by the people and government of America and China”.  

 When asked about whether India’s closer relations with the US might be described as an alliance, Modi said, “Regarding the best words to describe this relationship, I leave it to you…Today, the India-US relationship is broader in engagement, deeper in understanding, warmer in friendship than ever before.” 

 “The world is interconnected as well as interdependent. Our foremost guiding principle in foreign affairs is our national interest…This stance allows us to engage with various nations in a manner that respects mutual interests and acknowledges the complexities of contemporary geopolitics,” he said.  His  comments came after,  in an interview with  the FT  published on Wednesday,  Prime Minister  Modi  responded  for the first time  to allegations of an Indian assassination plot in the US to kill  the lynchpin.  Khalistan  declaration  Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. 

  “If  anyone provides  us  with  information, we  will certainly consider  it. If  one  of  our citizens does something  good or bad, we are ready to  investigate.  Our commitment is to  comply with  the  law,” Modi  said  about  the alleged  conspiracy  against Pannun. 

  On  India’s  growth, he  said:  “You have  made comparisons  with China, but  perhaps  it  would  be more  appropriate  to compare India with other democracies…  It is  important to  acknowledge  that India  will failed to achieve  the status of the  fastest growing country in the world”.  economy if the issues  you highlight are  as pervasive as  suggested… Often  these concerns  arise  from  perceptions  and  changing those  perceptions sometimes takes  time.  

  Mr.  Modi  emphasized  what he said  was a  long history of  foreigners underestimating  India. “In 1947, when India  gained independence,  the  departing  British  made  many  dire predictions about  India’s  future. But we have seen that  these  predictions and  stereotypes  have all been proven  wrong. Mr Modi added that today,  those who  doubt his  government “will  also be  wrong”.  

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