Joe Biden said if he were elected US President, strengthening ties with India would be “a high priority”
Washington:
Democratic presidential candidate and former US vice president Joe Biden said that if he won the November elections, strengthening America’s strategic relationship with its natural partner, India would be a “high priority” for his administration.
Joe Biden challenges outgoing President Donald Trump, a Republican, during the November 3 U.S. presidential election.
“India must be a partner in the region for our security and quite frankly for theirs,” Biden said in response to a question about the US-India relationship at a virtual fundraising event on Wednesday.
During the fundraiser organized by the chairman and chief executive officer of Beacon Capital Partners, Alan Leventhal, the former vice-president declared that India and the United States were natural partners.
“This partnership, a strategic partnership, is necessary and important to our security,” said Mr. Biden, when asked by a participant, on the question of whether India is essential to the national security of the United States.
Referring to his eight years as vice president, he said: “In our administration, I was proud to play a role more than ten years ago to get congressional approval of the US agreement. Indian on civilian nuclear, which is very important. “
“Helping open the door to great progress in our relationships and strengthening our strategic partnership with India was a high priority in the Obama-Biden administration and will be if I am elected president,” said Mr. Biden.
As vice president and senator from Delaware, Joe Biden was a great supporter of the Indo-American relationship.
Referring to the November polls, Joe Biden, 77, said the character of the country was on the ballot. The next election is the most important poll in a lifetime and the country is currently engaged in a battle for its soul, he said.
Biden also criticized President Trump and his administration for managing the coronavirus pandemic.
The United States is currently the country most affected by the deadly disease. The country has reported 2.68 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 128,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Biden said he would not hold presidential campaign rallies during the country’s coronavirus pandemic.
“Trump has ignored the warnings from the start, refused to prepare and has not protected the country. Not just now, but throughout his presidency, undermining the fundamental pillars of ours, what I would say, the moral and economic strength, “he said.
“I truly believe that our country demands leadership and perhaps most importantly, healing. Today we have a huge opportunity not only to rebuild but to rebuild better than before. To build a better future. is America, “he added.
Opinion polls show that Joe Biden has an almost double-digit lead over Donald Trump ahead of the November elections.
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