2020 US presidential election: Joe Biden, 77, to become longest-serving president-elect in US history
Washington:
Biden administration to give high priority to strengthening Indo-US relations by pushing India to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, continuing cooperation on terrorism, climate change, health and trade , according to a guidance document released by Biden’s Campaign during the presidential election.
Biden, 77, defeated incumbent President Donald Trump in the hotly contested presidential election that drew a record number of Americans to vote.
By becoming US president, Biden has the opportunity to fulfill his 14-year dream of strengthening the Indo-American ties he wants to achieve in 2020.
“My dream is that in 2020 the two closest nations to the world will be India and the United States. If that happens, the world will be a safer place,” Biden told the now closed India Abroad newspaper, in an interview in December 2006..
While it would be difficult for him to realize this in 2020, he will certainly be able to achieve it during his presidency from January 20, 2021.
A political document released by the Biden campaign during the close election has given some idea of how he wants to achieve this.
Topping the list, India became a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, continued its cooperation on terrorism, strengthened ties on issues such as climate change and health, with a view to increase in bilateral trade.
Biden has played a leading role, both as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and as vice chairman of the Barack Obama administration, in systematically deepening strategic engagement, people-to-people links and collaboration with India on global challenges, says the guidance document. .
In 2006, Biden announced his vision for the future of US-Indian relations: “My dream is that by 2020 the two closest nations to the world will be India and the United States. “He also worked to make this vision a reality, including leading the charge in Congress, working with Democrats and Republicans, to approve the US-Indian civilian nuclear deal in 2008,” he said. he declared.
According to the guidance document, it will implement its long-held belief that India and the United States are natural partners, and a Biden administration will place a high priority on continuing to strengthen U.S.-Indian relations.
“No common global challenge can be solved without India and the United States working as responsible partners. Together, we will continue to strengthen India’s defense and capabilities as a partner in the fight against terrorism, improving health systems and the pandemic response, and deepening cooperation in areas such as education, space exploration and humanitarian aid, ”he said.
“As the oldest and largest democracies in the world, the United States and India are bound by our common democratic values: fair and free elections, equality before the law and free speech. and religion. These fundamental principles have endured in each of our countries. “Stories and will continue to be the source of our strength going forward,” he said.
Noting that the Obama-Biden administration has continued to deepen collaboration between India and the United States on strategic, defense, economic, regional and global challenges, the guidance document said Biden was a champion major in the growth and expansion of the US-India partnership.
Recognizing India’s growing role on the world stage, the Obama-Biden administration has officially declared US support for India’s membership in a reformed and expanded United Nations Security Council. The Obama-Biden administration has also designated India as a “major defense partner” – a statute approved by Congress – to ensure that when it comes to the advanced and sensitive technology that India needs to strengthen its army, India is treated on an equal footing with our closest partners, ”he said.
“President Obama and Vice President Biden have also strengthened our cooperation with India to fight terrorism in each of our countries and throughout the region. Biden believes that there can be no tolerance for terrorism in South Asia – cross-border or otherwise. A Biden administration will also make him work with India to support a stable, rules-based Indo-Pacific region in which no country, including China, is in a position to threaten its neighbors with impunity, ”his campaign declared.
“The Obama-Biden administration has worked closely with India to ensure the successful signing of the Paris Climate Agreement in order to address the global climate crisis which threatens all of our peoples,” he said. he declares.
“A Biden administration would bring the United States back into the Paris Agreement, giving us the opportunity to again work closely with India to tackle climate change and to work once again hand in hand to reduce our emissions of carbon and secure our clean energy future, without which we cannot build the green economy we need, ”he said.
In the 2006 interview, Biden, before assuming the chairmanship of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, argued that Indo-American relations were the most important relationship the United States must establish for its own. security.
“There are so many decades to overcome – some mistrust, some suspicion. The truth is that despite President Bush succeeding (former President Bill) Clinton and reaching out, there is still a lot of skepticism about Bush and his foreign policy ability in India, so there is a lot to overcome, ”he said.
“This is the most important development in my opinion that has happened in the last 20 years as far as India is concerned and it is the basis on which we can start to build …”, he declared.
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