Washington, Feb. 14 -- US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "We missed you, we missed you a lot," as he met his friend after five years. As he was welcomed to the White House on Thursday, PM Modi gave him a hug and told him, "It's great to see you again." This was PM Modi's first meeting with Trump after his re-election and they picked up their bonhomie where they had left off. Later at a news conference, they referred to their long friendship and recalled their earlier meetings.

Trump said, "I am thrilled to welcome my friend Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India back to the White House." "He is a special man," he said. He recalled PM Modi's hospitality to him and his wife Melania in India in 2020 and said h...