If PM Modi is leader and India is attacked, we'll help: Trump's big promise at G7 Summit

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered a strong public endorsement of India, saying the United States would come to the country's aid if it came under attack while Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained in office. The remarks came during his meeting with PM Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, their first one-on-one meeting since Operation Sindoor in May 2025.

In their first meeting in 16 months at the French commune of Evian-les-Bains, Trump described his conversation with PM Modi as "very good" and signalled continued strategic cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.

"If Modi is the leader and India is attacked, we will be there to help them," Trump said with a



chuckle.

The meeting assumed significance as it came amid efforts by New Delhi and Washington to reset ties strained by tariff disputes, disagreements over Trump's claims of mediating the India-Pakistan conflict, tighter US immigration measures on Indians, and the recent deaths of three Indian sailors in American military strikes involving commercial vessels near Oman.

Addressing reporters during the talks, Trump described his meeting with PM Modi as "very good" and underscored the closeness of the bilateral relationship.

"India and the US have a great relationship. We cannot be closer. Both he and I, and our nations. It really starts with the two of us. We cannot be any closer," he said.