Washington, July 1 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has hailed the relationship between India and the US, particularly over the course of 25 years noting that the two countries have enjoyed strong and "very positive" ties under the last five US Presidents.

In an interview with the Newsweek, Jaishankar who is currently on a visit to the US used the financial term "trend lines" to emphasise that the ties between India and the US at the end of every presidency spread over a span of past five US presidents have been better than they were at the beginning of the presidency.

The External Affairs Minister Jaishankar expressed hope that India and the US will reach a successful conclusion to the trade negotiations.The US-India trade dea...