India, Sept. 6 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "is great" irrespective of whether US President Donald Trump says it or not.

The Maharashtra CM also said that India frames its own foreign policy and it cannot be dictated to it by any other country.

"Whether (United States President Donald) Trump says it or not, PM Modi is great," Fadnavis said.

Fadnavis was referring to Trump's recent praise of PM Modi, where he called the Indian PM his friend, however, adding that he doesn't like what PM Modi "is doing at this particular moment".

Speaking about Americans' stand on India, Fadnavis said that "some praise us and some try to pull us down", while adding that this is "a new ...