Donald Trump has released a campaign video in which he speaks Hindi in an attempt to appeal to Indian-American voters.

The ad begins with text wishing viewers a "Happy Diwali" and shows Mr Trump lighting a lamp at a Republican Hindu Coalition charity event.

"The Indian and Hindu community will have a true friend in the White House," Mr Trump said during the event.

"We will defeat radical Islamic terrorism," he adds, as the video shows a picture of the November 2008 terror attack in Mumbai, India.

The video, produced by Mr Trump's Indian-American Advisory Committee, also features Mr Trump using a variation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign slogan.

"Ab ki baar Trump sarkar," Mr Trump says in Hindi, which translates to "This time Trump Government".

It also features a new take on a popular Trump campaign slogan, which reads: "Great for America, Great for US-India relationship."

The ad finishes with Mr Trump saying "We love the Hindus, we love India," before showing a disclaimer saying the video was "Paid for by Donald J Trump for President inc" with a voice message from Mr Trump saying he approves of the message.

Shalabh Kumar, the chairman of Mr Trump's Indian-American advisory committee and founder and head of the Republican Hindu Coalition told BuzzFeed News the ad was running on all Indian-American channels 20 times a day.

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“We wanted to reach out to Hindu-Americans to let everybody know that he loves Hindus, he loves India and he is looking forward to getting that message out that he identifies with Hindus,” Mr Kumar said.