U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was committed to defending India, if it’s attacked — but only if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the helm, underscoring the personal equation between the two leaders.

“If anybody attacks that man, we’re going to be there now,” Trump said, referring to Modi. “I think India plays a big role in everything. As long as he’s the leader,” Trump said, answering another question from the press on whether New Delhi could play a bigger role in the Middle East.

But even as the relationship between the two leaders remains warm, there is growing dissonance in the strategic and economic ties between the two countries as the U.S. takes tougher stands on trade and immigration, and is resetting ties with China.

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