President of the USA, Donald Trump, published an image in which India and China were referred to as "a hell-like pit (Hell-Hole)."

Following Trump's re-sharing of the post, the US Embassy of India stated that India is a wonderful country and that Narendra Modi is a wonderful friend of Donald Trump. Following Trump's re-sharing of the post and the US Embassy's clarification, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has now issued a statement.

Addressing the matter without naming the US president, the Ministry stated that such remarks are not reflective of the reality of the relationship between India and the USA, which has always been built on respect and common interest.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We have seen those comments and the subsequent statement issued by the US Embassy."

Randhir Jaiswal further said, "These comments are clearly ill-informed, inappropriate, and ill-conceived. They certainly do not reflect the true nature of India-US relations."

Donald Trump shared a derogatory post by a podcaster on social media, which described India as a hell-hole.

The post Trump shared was a podcast by American political commentator and radio host Michael Savage, which contained racist remarks.

In this post, Savage demanded changes to the US birthright citizenship law, alleging in a racist statement that people from two Asian countries come to the US "to have a baby in the ninth month" and that this law immediately makes them US citizens.

After Trump re-shared this post, US Embassy spokesperson Christopher Elms said that Trump had said very nice things about India. Elms said that President Trump called India a great country and said that he has a personal friendship with the Indian leader.