Annapolis: Deputy Director of the Asia programme, Micheal Kugelman, on Sunday said that the "Howdy, Modi" event gave major push to the US and India relations which had been struggling due to "commercial tensions" in the recent months.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed over 50,000 Indian-Americans in Houston, Texas at the 'Howdy, Modi!' event which was also attended by US President Donald Trump.