India, Sept. 6 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always had a very good personal equation with US President Donald Trump.

The EAM's remarks come after Trump called Modi a 'friend' and a "great prime minister" while the PM said he totally reciprocates the sentiment.

"PM Modi attaches enormous importance to our partnership with the US. Where President Trump is concerned, he has always had a very good personal equation with President Trump. But the point is that we remain engaged with the US, and at this time, I can't say more than that. But that's really what I would say," news agency ANI quoted Jaishankar as saying.

The India-US relations have been in the doldrums in recent ...