India’s partnership with the United States will continue to grow, whether a Republican or a Democrat is elected to the White House in the November elections, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar suggested. Jaishankar’s claim comes against the backdrop of the two sides vying to woo the 1.2 million Indian-American community that has become a key constituency in battlefield states that could settle the race with margins. thin.
“If you look at the last four American presidents, two Republicans and two Democrats, each one very different from the other. However, each one further raised the level of relationship with India, ”Jaishankar said in response to a question about whether Donald Trump was better for India or Joe Biden.
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“Each president has built on the legacy of the previous one when it comes to India. And if you follow the debates in the United States now, you will find many differences between the competing candidates, but India is a common point, ”Jaishankar said in an interview with the Hindustan Times on Saturday. The minister emphasized that although the candidates criticized each other on many policies, this did not happen when the issue is ties with India.
“In fact, I think that India has bipartisan support, or in a non-partisan sense, in American politics. Our footprint is very broad and so is our acceptability. Different groups of politicians who disagree on many things agree with India. And I think it’s a very good place to be, ”said the minister.
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The two sides’ approach to Indian Americans is seen to reflect their views on India as well.
Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, named Senator Kamala Harris, the daughter of an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, as his running mate.
Donald Trump had been working in this district for quite some time, like when he accompanied Prime Minister Narendra Modi last September to the ‘Hello Modi!’ event in Houston, a rare Democratic stronghold in Texas dominated by Republicans. Five months later, Trump flew 17 hours to India for a quick 36-hour visit, mainly to address the ‘Namaste Trump’ event in Gujarat.
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The majority of Indian-American voters have traditionally been considered to support the Democrats; A poll of Asian Americans suggested that 55% of Indian Americans who voted in the 2016 election viewed Trump as “very unfavorable” to “somewhat unfavorable.” The President of the United States has been trying to change this voting pattern. At the Gujarat event, he hoped to seal a “big trade” deal with India and praised Prime Minister Modi, who reciprocated generously.
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