In what could be the biggest foreign policy coup for India in the recent times, the government has invited US president Donald Trump to be the chief guest for next year’s Republic Day celebrations, reported The Times of India.

The US is yet to respond to the invitation that India sent in April this year, the report said, adding that Trump administration is favourably considering the invite.

If Trump accepts the invite, his visit promises to be even more dramatic than the one by his predecessor Barack Obama who was Narendra Modi’s first R-Day guest in 2015, the daily said.

Differences over trade tariffs, India's relation with Iran and the country's proposed defence deal with Russia have left many wondering if India even figures in Trump’s priority list like it certainly did in Obama’s, the report added.