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Trump congratulates Modi on Bengal state election win amid improving US-India ties
US President Donald Trump congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the BJP’s decisive Bengal state victory. The article places this in the context of prior US-India exchanges, tariff tensions, and ongoing high-level diplomacy and trade talks through 2025–2026.
Why It Matters
Shows evolving US-India relations, balancing past friction with tariffs and strategic cooperation against the backdrop of electoral signals and ongoing diplomacy.
Timeline
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End of May 2026: Rubio expected to arrive in India
May 6, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to arrive in India at the end of May (reported May 6, 2026).
May 6, 2026: Trump congratulates Modi on Bengal state election win
May 6, 2026
US President Donald Trump extended his congratulations to Prime Minister Modi after the BJP’s decisive election victory in the Bengal state elections, calling it 'historic, decisive'.
April 2026: Trump-Modi phone call focused on Strait of Hormuz
April 2026
A lengthy phone call between the two leaders last month, focused on the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
March 2026: Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau visits India
March 2026
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau visited India in March 2026.
February 2026: Deal agreed between India and US
February 2026
A bilateral trade deal was eventually agreed in February, as high-level visits continued.
September 2025: Tensions ease after Trump congratulates Modi on his 75th birthday
September 2025
Tensions eased in September after Trump called Modi to congratulate him on his 75th birthday.
May 2025: Tensions over Trump’s courting of Pakistan's Asim Munir and mediation claim
May 2025
Tensions over Donald Trump’s courting of Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir and the US leader’s claim that he helped mediate a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor in May 2025.
2024: Biden congratulates Modi after BJP NDA returns to power for a third term
2024
In 2024, then-US President Joe Biden congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the BJP-led NDA returned to power for a third term.
2022: Biden congratulates Droupadi Murmu after she took office as India's President
2022
In 2022, then-US President Joe Biden congratulated Droupadi Murmu after she took office as India's President.