{"id":5205,"date":"2026-04-18T17:41:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/matter-of-satisfaction-and-happiness-delhi-lg-and-ex-envoy-taranjit-sandhu-on-trumps-congratulatory-message-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T17:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:11:54","slug":"matter-of-satisfaction-and-happiness-delhi-lg-and-ex-envoy-taranjit-sandhu-on-trumps-congratulatory-message-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/matter-of-satisfaction-and-happiness-delhi-lg-and-ex-envoy-taranjit-sandhu-on-trumps-congratulatory-message-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Matter of satisfaction and happiness\u2019: Delhi LG and ex-envoy Taranjit Sandhu on Trump\u2019s congratulatory message | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130352401,imgsize-140456,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/us-president-trump-wishes-taranjit-singh-sandhu-success-as-delhi-lt-governor-praises-role-in-strengthening-india-us-ties.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Matter of satisfaction and happiness\u2019: Delhi LG and ex-envoy Taranjit Sandhu on Trump\u2019s congratulatory message\" title=\"US President Trump and India's then-US envoy Taranjit Singh Sandhu (File photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"US President Trump and India's then-US envoy Taranjit Singh Sandhu (File photo)\">US President Trump and India&#8217;s then-US envoy Taranjit Singh Sandhu (File photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India\u2019s former ambassador to the United States, on Saturday expressed \u201cgreat satisfaction and happiness\u201d after US President Donald Trump congratulated him on his appointment as Delhi\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lieutenant-governor\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">lieutenant governor<\/a> and lauded his \u201cdeep commitment\u201d to strengthening bilateral ties.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Also Read | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/seasoned-diplomat-trump-congratulates-former-envoy-to-us-taranjit-sandhu-on-delhi-lg-appointment\/articleshow\/130317797.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">&#8216;Seasoned diplomat&#8217;: Trump congratulates former envoy to US Taranjit Sandhu on Delhi LG appointment<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Sandhu was appointed Delhi\u2019s lieutenant governor in March. He served as India\u2019s envoy in Washington from February 2020 to March 2024. After retiring, he contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from the Amritsar constituency on the ruling BJP\u2019s ticket, but lost.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>\u201cThe relationship between the United States and India is in the national interests of both countries. The prime minister\u2019s (Narendra Modi) thinking is very clear\u2014he has outlined it many times. <!-- -->I was simply doing my job. It is certainly a matter of satisfaction and happiness that President Trump, in his post, acknowledged that,\u201d the former diplomat told reporters when asked about Trump\u2019s Truth Social message.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>He added, \u201cBut I would also like to mention that President Biden has spoken about the good work as well. Under the prime minister\u2019s guidance, we were able to transform the relationship into a partnership.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Trump was US president when Sandhu was appointed India\u2019s ambassador to Washington, but he lost the November 2020 election to Joe Biden. The Republican returned to the White House after defeating then-Vice President Kamala Harris in November 2024, following Biden\u2019s decision not to seek a second term.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>On Friday, Trump posted on Truth Social: &#8220;Congratulations to Taranjit Sandhu on becoming the new Lt Governor of Delhi! As a seasoned Diplomat and former Ambassador to the United States, he has always shown deep commitment to strengthening the U.S.-India relationship. Wishing him success in leading Delhi\u2019s progress, and furthering global ties!&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Sandhu was succeeded in Washington by Vinay Mohan Kwatra, the current envoy. In Delhi, he took over from Vinai Kumar Saxena, who was appointed lieutenant governor of Ladakh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/matter-of-satisfaction-and-happiness-delhi-lg-and-ex-envoy-taranjit-sandhu-on-trumps-congratulatory-message\/articleshow\/130352431.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Trump and India&#8217;s then-US envoy Taranjit Singh Sandhu (File photo) NEW DELHI: Taranjit Singh Sandhu, India\u2019s former ambassador to the United States, on Saturday expressed \u201cgreat satisfaction and happiness\u201d after US President Donald Trump congratulated him on his appointment as Delhi\u2019s lieutenant governor and lauded his \u201cdeep commitment\u201d to strengthening bilateral ties.Also Read [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-country"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}