Kamala as V-P cements India ties: White House

Sandeep Dikshit

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, January 22

Kamala Harris as America’s Vice-President has further cemented the importance of the India-US relationship, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in her maiden media briefing.

“President Biden respects and values the long bipartisan successful relationship between India and the US,” she said.

Biden values relations

Biden respects and values the long bipartisan successful relationship between India and the US. - Jen Psaki, Press Secretary, White house

Working with Delhi

We are working with India so that no one can challenge its sovereignty. - Tony Blinken, Biden’s secy of state nominee

Meanwhile, Tony Blinken, Biden nominee as Secretary of State, during his confirmation hearing at the US Senate, said, “We are working with India so that no country, including China, can challenge its sovereignty.”

The ties were bolstered by the civil nuclear deal (under George Bush), defence procurement and information sharing (Barack Obama) and the Indo-Pacific concept (Donald Trump), he added.

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