Indo-American relations are on solid foundations, the MEA spokesman said. (Representative)
New Delhi:
As the world awaits the outcome of the US presidential election, India said on Friday that the global strategic partnership between the two countries enjoys very strong bipartisan support in the United States, suggesting that bilateral ties would not be affected by the outcome of the ballot.
“We are also awaiting the election results,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said at an online press briefing, while answering questions about the impact of the US presidential result. on Indo-American relations.
He asserted that “the comprehensive strategic partnership (Indo-American) enjoys very strong bipartite support in the United States and that successive presidents and administrations have raised the level of the relationship even higher.”
According to the latest vote count, Democrat Biden was approaching the 270 electoral college votes required to win the race.
“Indo-American relations are built on solid foundations. Our relations encompass cooperation in all possible fields, ranging from strategy to defense, from investment to trade to people-to-people relations,” added the spokesperson. word.
Ties between India and the United States have seen a major recovery in the past four years under the Trump administration, particularly in the areas of defense and security.
The Trump administration has also strongly favored an increased role for India in the Indo-Pacific in the context of China’s growing military assertiveness in the region.
