Congratulating US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory, Speaker of Congress Sonia Gandhi on Sunday expressed hope that under the new regime, the “close partnership” between India and the US will be “beneficial for peace and development in our region and throughout the world.” .
In a separate letter, Gandhi praised the vice president-elect, Kamala Harris’s victory as a triumph of “humanity, compassion and inclusiveness,” admired her “unwavering courage” and mentioned how Harris absorbed the beliefs and values of her “remarkable mother.” .
He emphasized Harris’s unwavering support for human rights and democratic values, and announced his victory as a “triumph for African Americans and Native Americans.” “I admire the unwavering courage with which she has fought for her convictions, beliefs and values that she assimilated from her extraordinary mother.” she wrote.
Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the USA Kamala Harris, his running mate, is the first Native American and black vice president of the United States.
Gandhi’s letter to the newly elected leaders underscores India’s bipartisan friendship with the United States, regardless of the political color of the ruling administration. On Saturday, Congressional MP Rahul Gandhi congratulated Biden in a tweet.
“Like millions around the world, the Indian people have followed the course of the elections with great interest for the past 12 months,” Gandhi wrote to Biden, “We were greatly reassured by his measured speeches, the emphasis on healing the divisions between people and promoting racial and gender equality … ”
“The Indian people share these concerns and we are confident that India and the United States will continue to work together, as in past decades, for the well-being of the people of both countries,” Gandhi wrote to Biden.
In a separate letter to Harris, Gandhi ended the note in hopes of welcoming Harris to India soon “not only as an admired leader of a great democracy, but also as a beloved daughter.” He noted that Harris’s victory is also a victory for all the noble values enshrined in the American constitution: democracy, social justice, and racial and gender equality.
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