New Delhi: US President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night in his first phone conversation since the US election results were declared earlier this month.
P.M Modi congratulated Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on his victory and reiterated New Delhi’s commitment to the Indo-American strategic partnership and discussed their “shared priorities and concerns.”
On the microblogging site Twitter, Modi wrote: “I spoke by phone with the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, to congratulate him. 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. “
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
Furthermore, Prime Minister Modi said that the victory of Kamala Harris is a source of great pride and inspiration for the Indian-American community.
“I also conveyed warm congratulations to Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris. 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. in another tweet.
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
Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris presidential transition team in a press release reported that the president-elect thanked the prime minister for his congratulations and expressed his desire to strengthen and expand the strategic partnership between the United States and India together with the first vice president of descent. from South Asia. Kamala Harris.
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“The president-elect noted that he looks forward to working closely with the prime minister on shared global challenges, including containing COVID-19 and defending against future health crises, addressing the threat of climate change, launching the global economic recovery, strengthening democracy at home and abroad, and maintaining a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, “the statement read.
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The reading highlighted key areas in which the Biden administration “looks forward to working closely” with Prime Minister Modi, including “containing COVID-19 and fending off future health crises, addressing the threat of climate change, launching recovery. economic world, strengthen democracy at home and abroad “and” maintain a safe and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. “
During the phone conversation, Prime Minister Modi enthusiastically recalled his previous interactions with Biden, including during his official visits to the United States in 2014 and 2016.
The area that both readers mention is the Indo-Pacific, a concept that was the key focus of the Trump administration and New Delhi and shows continuity on the subject. The concept, backed by India, the United States and like-minded partners, is viewed with suspicion by China.
Biden has supported the close ties between New Delhi and Washington, in his capacity as senator and vice president. In August 2001, Joe Biden had written a letter to then-President George W. Bush asking the new administration to lift US sanctions against India and during his tenure as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he worked to ensure that the United States Senate passed the Civil Nuclear Accord between the United States and India in 2008.
Biden had chaired the joint session of the United States Congress that the prime minister addressed during his 2016 visit.
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