Prime Minister Modi said he looked forward to working with US President-elect Joe Biden (file)
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday to congratulate him on his victory and reiterate India’s strong commitment to its strategic partnership with the United States. The Prime Minister also congratulated Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and said her success was a source of pride for the Indian-American community.
“I spoke by phone with US President-elect Joe Biden to congratulate him. We reiterate our strong commitment to the Indo-American strategic partnership and discussed our shared priorities and concerns: the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and cooperation in India. Pacific region, “the prime minister tweeted around midnight on Tuesday.
He spoke with the president-elect of the United States. @Joe Biden on the phone to congratulate you. We reiterate our strong commitment to the Indo-American strategic partnership and discuss our shared priorities and concerns: the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 17, 2020
“I also conveyed warm congratulations to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Her success is a source of great pride and inspiration to members of the vibrant Indian-American community, who are a tremendous source of strength for Indo-American relations,” said the first. Minister Modi. additional.
I also conveyed warm congratulations to the vice president-elect. @KamalaHarris. Their success is a source of great pride and inspiration to members of the vibrant Indian-American community, who are a tremendous source of strength for Indo-United States relations.
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 17, 2020
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Modi joined other world leaders, including Prime Ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, in tweeting to congratulate Biden on becoming the 46th president of the United States.
“Congratulations Joe Biden on your spectacular victory! As Vice President, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely once again to take US-India relations to greater heights. “Tweeted Prime Minister Modi: Hours later, the US media called elections in favor of the Democrat.
He also congratulated Ms. Harris, calling her success “groundbreaking.” “I am confident that the vibrant ties between India and the United States will be further strengthened with your support and leadership,” he said.
As well as working together to fight terrorism and climate change, and defeat the coronavirus pandemic and restart the global economy, Biden is expected to support India’s bid to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
According to a policy document released during the elections, the president-elect believes that “no common global challenge can be solved without India and the United States working as responsible partners.” The document also outlines plans to work with India in the fight against terrorism and climate change.
Joseph Biden, 77, defeated Donald Trump, 74, in a close presidential election that drew a record number of American voters. Biden collected 306 electoral college votes (he needed 270 to win) to Trump’s 232 and got nearly 79 lakhs of votes to Trump’s 73.2 lakhs.
Since then, Trump has lashed out on social media with unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud and counting errors. Since then, Twitter has marked several of his tweets as “in dispute.”
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