Here’s why Trump called Modi before Putin, Xi Jinping and there is nothing controversial about it

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke over the phone and the conversation was mainly about enhancing bilateral ties between the two countries. This was Trump’s fifth conversation with any world leader. Prior to this, Trump spoke with called the leader of Canada, Mexico, Israel and Egypt.

Trump chose to call New Delhi ahead of Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo or any of the European capitals points to the non-controversial yet weighty nature of US ties with India.

Earlier, during his campaign, Trump has identified India as one of the countries he would have a special relationship with when he chose a charity event organised by the Republican Hindu Coalition for the Kashmiri Pandit terror victims and the Bangladeshi Hindu victims in Edison on October 15 to signal what some saw as an India tilt.

"Under a Trump Administration, we are going to become even better friends, in fact I would take the term better out. We are going to have a phenomenal future together," Trump told a largely Hindu-American gathering in Edison, New Jersey. He also praised Modi as a very energetic leader he looked forward to working with.

Also, Trump recently named an Indian-American, Ajit Pai as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, attesting to the continued strides America's best-educated ethnic group is making in the country.

Pai on taking office on Tuesday tweeted "From broadband to broadcast, I believe in a 21st-century version of Jefferson's 2nd Inaugural: we are all Republicans, we are all Democrats."

Pai is the third prominent Indian-American to make the cut in the new administration after Nikki Haley, who has been nominated US ambassador to the UN and who is expected to be confirmed this week, and Seema Verma, who has been appointed to lead Medicare and Medicaid. US Attorney Preet Bharara retains his post.

This proves that Trump like India and its people and there is no controversy in it.