A bearded man in glasses shakes the hand of a dark haired cleanshaven man. Both are wearing suit and tie, in front of India and U.S. flags and a framed portrait of a bespectacled man.

While Donald Trump's first week as president saw him direct accusations against allies in the Americas and Europe, India remained unscathed, with its top diplomatic envoy among the first to engage with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.