"Trump has a history of hiring the best talent. I fully expect to see many prominent Indian-Americans in the new administration," Dhillon, who is the highest ranking Indian-American in the Republican Party, said yesterday.Ronald Regan was the first US president to appoint an Indian-American in his administration. Outgoing US President Barack Obama has the distinction of appointing a record number of more than 75 Indian-Americans in his administration.The Trump transition team headed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has not indicated anything on the selection process, but Trump in his victory speech said that he was looking for the best available talent in the country to work in his administration. "President-elect Trump is for legal immigration and preferably highly skilled individuals and that approach is good for India," he said, adding that Trump is against radical Islam and so is India.Under Trump presidency one should expect much more cooperation between the US and India, he said. "Indian American community should forget the party affiliations and extend their full support to president elect Trump for all of us to make America Great Again," Mago said.

Source: Economic Times November 10, 2016 11:51 UTC