US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that India had partnered with Russia because of its needs, because America was not in a position to do so. He also said that President Joe Biden has made a lot of efforts to engage directly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian leadership.
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken cited the growing strategic convergence between the US and India and said that India had partnered with Russia out of necessity as the US was not in a position to partner with India at that time. .
Blinken told lawmakers on Wednesday, “As for India, relations with them are decades old and India had partnered with Russia out of necessity because then we were not in a position to be a partner.”
He said, ‘Now, we are trying for it. I think the strategic convergence between the US and India is increasing.
Responding to a question from MP William Haggerty during a Congressional hearing of the Senate Appropriation Subcommittee on State Foreign Operations, Blinken said, “Sure, China is a big part of it.”
Haggerty asked Blinken to share his views on India-US relations.
Haggerty said, “From what we have in front of us and what we are seeing, I’m sure we are very disappointed in the short-term differences that you try to deal with every day.” But in the long run, the strategic partnership we have with India provides an opportunity to do even better in the 21st century.
Blinken responded by saying that he largely agreed with Haggerty.
“I think this partnership has the potential to become one of the most important and fundamental partnerships…” he said.
Blinken said that US President Joe Biden has “made a lot of effort to engage directly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian leadership.”
“We promoted the Quad, which connects India to Australia, Japan and us. This has been a very important vehicle to strengthen our cooperation with India on various fronts.
The top US diplomat said, “Interestingly, this is a moment of strategic change, which I mean is that many countries are now rethinking some of their relations and some of their interests, especially when with Russia.” When it comes to their relationship.
(with input from news agency language)
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