US President Joe Biden’s administration is “incredibly proud” of strengthening ties with India, a senior administration official said on Thursday, November 7.
“I will say that the strengthening of our ties with India is something that this administration is incredibly proud of, both through our increased alliances through the Quad, and through our work on a number of shared priorities,” State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference.
“It’s something that we focused on from day one and something that we see as a great success as we prepare to leave office,” Miller said.
Miller was responding to a question on India-US relationship under the Biden Administration.
Meanwhile, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, November 6, after Donald Trump was elected the 47th President of the US, that he’s looking forward to renewing their collaboration “to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership”.
Modi took to social media to post pictures of him with Trump and captioned it: “Heartiest congratulations my friend @realDonaldTrump on your historic election victory. As you build on the successes of your previous term, I look forward to renewing our collaboration to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership. Together, let’s work for the betterment of our people and to promote global peace, stability and prosperity.”
Earlier, Trump had called Modi a “fantastic” man, but alleged that India was a big abuser on tariffs. It’ll certainly be interesting to see how the President-elect handles the India-US ties during his presidency.
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(With inputs from CtoI desk.)
