India, Sept. 9 -- Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday expressed support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "very positive" response to US President Donald Trump and said that there is still a lot of "work" to be done to reach a final agreement on tariffs.

Amid increasing concerns over the impact of Trump's 50 per cent tariff on India, the US President on Friday praised PM Modi as a "great prime minister" and said that they will "always be friends".

PM Modi responded to Trump's remarks and said he "deeply appreciates" and "fully reciprocates" the US President's sentiments and his "positive assessment" of their ties.

The prime minister noted that India and the US have a very positive and forward-looking co...