Trump elevated and solidified ties with India in ways not seen before: White House

A senior ministrative official from White House, on August 17, said that US President Donald Trump has elevated America’s ties with India and solidified growing partnership between two countries in ways t seen in any previous ministrations. While speaking to PTI, official asserted that Trump will continue to build a critical partnership in years to come as he has prioritised US-India relationship and worked to expand all facets of partnership over last three-and-a-half years. 

officials said, “Given two countries' democratic foundations and ir mutual interests in rebuilding global ecomy following COVID-19, diversifying global supply chains, and ensuring Indo-Pacific region remains free and open, President Trump will continue to build this critical partnership in years to come”. 

White House official ted that Trump has enabled India to become first n-treaty ally to be offered an armed MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System. He also ded that Trump ministration has elevated US relationship with India and solidified growing partnership. 

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official recalled Trump’s ‘historic’ visit to India back in February and said that US President and Indian PM Narendra Modi ‘elevated’ relationship to a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. It was ted that Modi was one of first foreign leers to visit White House after Trump took office in 2017. 

While talking about two major events, ‘Howdy Modi’ and ‘Namaste Trump’, official said, “se garings boosted our people-to-people ties and highlighted warm personal relationship between two leers”. 

‘Rock solid’ relationship 

Furrmore, it was ted that Trump’s Indo-Pacific strategy prioritises closer cooperation between US and India in a bid to secure a free, open, inclusive, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. official said that Trump ministration has boosted qurilateral consultations among US, India, Australia and Japan. Trump has also strengned all aspects of US-India security and defence cooperation to build a comprehensive, enduring and mutually beneficial defence partnership. 

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official said, “To bolster India's role as a net provider of security in Indo-Pacific, Trump ministration has lifted restrictions on provision of sensitive defence techlogy, enabling India to become first n-treaty ally offered an armed MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System”. 

“As global leers with vibrant democracies, United States and India have cooperated to respond to COVID-19 pandemic. US and Indian pharmaceutical companies have collaborated to expand global supplies of critical medicines and are cooperating on vaccine development,” he ded. 

Moreover, in a separate statement, Al Mason, who is co-chair for Trump Victory Indian American Finance Committee, reportedly said that Trump has elevated India’s stature on world st, and asserted that credit also goes to PM Modi. Mason ded that India-US relationship has been ‘rock solid’. He praised ‘brilliance’ of Trump and Modi for cementing bond between India and US.  

(With PTI inputs) 

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