Evian, June 17 -- US President Donald Trump once again showered accolades on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their high-profile encounter at the G7 leaders' lunch in France on Wednesday, resetting ties, just before sitting down for a bilateral meeting, their first in over 16 months.

The warmth shared between the two leaders highlights a deeply strategic relationship that continues to attract intense international scrutiny.

The US President's latest remarks resonate with observations he shared in recent months, where he characterised PM Modi as "calm", "cool" and a "total killer". Trump originally deployed the striking phrase to capture the Prime Minister's underlying fortitude and formidable bargaining skills, which operate beneath ...