The Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has promised that if elected to the White House, India and the US would become "best friends" and have a "phenomenal future" together.

Terming India as a "key strategic ally"  Trump, 70, said that, "Under a Trump Administration, we are going to become even better friends , in fact I would take the term better out and we would be best friends."

Addressing a cheering crowd of Indian-Americans at a charity event organized by the Republican Hindu Coalition, he said that, "We are going to have a phenomenal future together."

"I look forward to working with Prime Minister Modi," he said, adding that the Indian leader is very energetic.

"I am a big fan of Hindu and I am a big fan of India. If elected, the Indian and Hindu community would have a true friend at the White House," Trump said, adding that he has great confidence in Modi and India.

"I was there 19 months ago and look forward to going there many many times," he said at the event organized for the Kashmiri Pundits and Bangladeshi Hindu terrorist victims.

"We appreciate the great friend India has been to the US in the fight against radical Islamic terrorism," he said as he slammed his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for not using this word.

"Mumbai, a city, I love. The attack on India was absolutely outrageous," he said.

Praising hard work and enterprise of the Indian community, Trump said, "generations of Hindus and Indian-Americans have strengthened our country".

Congratulating the Indian community for having the highest rate of entrepreneurship, he said, "that's very impressive by the way".

"We are going to have great relation with China and Mexico, but we are going to have a great relationship with India," Trump said.

"We will defeat radical Islamic terrorism. We will stand soldier to soldier in this fight. This is so important in the age of ISIS," Trump added.

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