India, Nov. 7 -- US President Donald Trump lit a diya in the Oval Office on Friday and hosted a Diwali gathering of Indian-American officials, chief executives and entrepreneurs, continuing a White House tradition that began under George W. Bush in 2003.

India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra, FBI Director Kash Patel, IBM chief executive Arvind Krishna, Micron Technology chief executive Sanjay Mehrotra, National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, chef Vikas Khanna and entrepreneur Vishal Gondal were among those present, along with former Canadian MP Ruby Dhalla, Knack Systems founder Rajiv Sharma, Keshavam DC president Viswajith Mallampati, Hetalkumar Patel and White House events usher Arvind Chadha.

Secretary of S...