2️⃣ *US President Donald Trump has offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India* as he and *Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade,* rekindling a bond that defies the new US administration's punitive approach to much of the world. 🇺🇸 🇮🇳 *Modi,* only the fourth world leader to visit the White House since Trump's return, *described the fellow nationalist as a friend* and told him he was *adopting a take on his _"Make America Great Again"_ slogan.* *Trump said that he found a _"special bond"_ with Modi and India* and, in an uncharacteristic if ironic show of humility, *complimented Modi as being a "much tougher negotiator" than he is.* *Successive US administrations have seen India as a key partner* with like-minded interests *in the face of a rising China,* and Trump announced that the new administration was *ready to sell one of the top US military prizes -- F-35 jets.*