# Trump tells India it can count on him during Delhi embassy event 2026-08-06T18:30:07+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet US President Donald Trump joined the US Embassy’s 250th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi virtually on Sunday and expressed strong support for India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump called Modi a close friend and said, “India can count on me 100 per cent.” He also said he loved India and praised the Prime Minister. Trump linked the relationship to expanding cooperation in trade, defence and the Quad. He praised US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is visiting India for the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The remarks came as New Delhi and Washington work to deepen strategic and economic ties, the Millennium Post reports. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Tags: Donald Trump, India-US ties, Marco Rubio, Narendra Modi, Quad Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/trump-tells-india-it-can-count-on-him-during-delhi-embassy-event/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/trump-tells-india-it-can-count-on-him-during-delhi-embassy-event/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.