An influential American Senator, John McCain has recently heaped praises over Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking before the Center for Strategic and International Studies, McCain said Modi is probably the strongest Indian leader to have emerged in his lifetime and asserted that the US needs to have more cooperation with India.

I’m incredibly impressed with the new leader. Mr Modi is probably the strongest leader that I have seen emerge in India, certainly in our lifetimes.

- John McCain, Senator

Speaking of the maintaining influence in the Asia-Pacific region, the 2008 presidential candidate said the United States needs to have more co-operation with India.

“I believe one of the great long-term challenges we have is to maintain significant influence in the Asia-Pacific region. And we have to do things like look to India for more co-operation,” the senior US Republican senator said.