India, Sept. 8 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that while US President Donald Trump's "new tone" on relations with India was welcome, his previous insults cannot be forgiven and forgotten so easily.

Tharoor was reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to Donald Trump on the India-US relationship. He stated that while PM Modi was very quick to respond, the governments and diplomats of both countries needed to do some serious repair work.

"The Prime Minister was very quick to respond, and the foreign minister has also underscored the importance of the basic relationship that is a comprehensive global strategic partnership, which is still there. And that message is an important message for us to give... I think ther...