Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 7 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday underscored India's long-standing multi-aligned foreign policy approach amid latest remarks by US President Donald Trump on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, trade tariffs and India's purchase of Russian oil.

"Every country has its national interest uppermost in mind. For me, those national interests mean we don't want to create major enemies or major problems for ourselves anywhere. We want to preserve channels of communication with everyone, as far as possible," Tharoor told reporters.

Tharoor was responding to Trump's remark where the latter, while interacting with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday (local time), said it was important for India to keep him happy ...