While it would be difficult for Joe Biden to realize this in 2020, he can definitely achieve it during his presidency beginning on January 20, 2021.
the The Biden administration will place a high priority on strengthening the Indo-US relationship. pressuring India to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, continuing cooperation on terrorism, climate change, health and trade, according to a policy document released by the Biden campaign during the presidential elections.
Mr. Biden, 77, defeated incumbent President Donald Trump in a tight presidential election. which attracted a record number of Americans to cast their votes.
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By becoming US President, Biden has the opportunity to fulfill his 14-year dream of strengthening US-India ties that he wants to achieve in 2020.
“My dream is that in 2020, the two closest nations in the world will be India and the United States. If that happens, the world will be safer, ”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 can definitely achieve it during his presidency starting on January 20, 2021.
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A policy document released by the Biden Campaign during the tight election gave an idea of how it wants to achieve this.
Topping the list is pressuring India to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council, continuing cooperation against terrorism, strengthening ties on issues such as climate change and health, working towards a multiple increase in bilateral trade. .
Mr. Biden played a leading role, both as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and vice chairman of the Barack Obama administration, on the systematic deepening of strategic engagement, people-to-people ties and collaboration with India on global challenges, the policy document said.
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In 2006, Mr. Biden announced his vision for the future of US-Indian relations: “My dream is that by 2020, the two closest nations in the world will be India and the United States.” He has also worked to make that vision a reality, including leading the office in Congress, working with Democrats and Republicans, to pass the United States-India Civil Nuclear Accord in 2008, he said.
According to the policy document, it will fulfill its belief that India and the US are natural partners, and a Biden administration will place high priority on continuing to strengthen the US-India relationship.
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“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 counterterrorism partner, improve health systems and pandemic response, and deepen cooperation in areas such as higher education, space exploration and humanitarian aid, ”he said.
“As the oldest and largest democracies in the world, the United States and India are united by our shared democratic values: free and fair elections, equality before the law, and freedom of speech and religion. These fundamental principles have endured throughout the history of each of our nations and will continue to be the source of our strength in the future, ”he said.
Noting that the Obama-Biden administration continued to deepen the collaboration between India and the US on strategic, defense, economic, regional and global challenges, the policy document said that Biden was a strong advocate for the growth and expansion of the US-India partnership.
Recognizing India’s growing role on the world stage, the Obama-Biden administration formally declared US support for India’s membership in a reformed and expanded United Nations Security Council. The Obama-Biden Administration also named India as a major defense partner, a state approved by Congress, to ensure that when it comes to the advanced and sensitive technology India needs to strengthen its military, India is treated on a par with our closest partners. He said.
President Obama and Vice President Biden also strengthened our cooperation with India to combat 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 work with India to support a stable, rules-based Indo-Pacific region in which no country, including China, can threaten its neighbors with impunity, his campaign said.
The Obama-Biden Administration worked closely with India to ensure the successful signing of the Paris Climate Agreement to address the global climate crisis that threatens all of our peoples, he said.
A Biden administration would return the US to the Paris Agreement, giving us the ability to once again work closely with India to combat climate change and work once again hand in hand to reduce our carbon emissions. and securing 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 the relationship between India and the United States is the most important relationship that the United States has to do well for its own security.
There are so many decades to overcome, some mistrust, some suspicion. The truth of the matter is that despite the fact that President Bush followed (former President Bill) Clinton and got closer, 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, which has occurred in the last 20 years with respect to India and it is the foundation on which we can start to build …” he said.
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