INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
WASHINGTON: A strong India-US relationship is a must for democracy, advancement in technology and a robust world economy, a top American
senator has said, emphasising that close bilateral ties will be a crucial counterweight to outcompete China.Describing India as one of the
"leading powers" of the world, Senator Chuck Schumer said close India-US ties would also be key to responding to China's
authoritarianism.The Senate majority leader is leading a high-powered Congressional delegation of senators to India
The delegation, led by Schumer, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.They discussed new opportunities for
consolidating the India-US ties in critical technologies, clean energy transition, joint development and production, and trusted and
resilient supply chains.The prime minister welcomed the Congressional delegation to India and appreciated the consistent and bipartisan
largest democracy, to work with us to strengthen democracies in Asia and around the globe," Shumer said in a statement issued here on Monday
following his hour-long meeting with Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi."In our meeting with Prime Minister Modi, we stressed that close ties
the "leading powers" of the world and a strong US-India relationship is a must for democracy, technology advancement, and a strong world
Schumer said, in his meeting with Modi, they discussed the growing US-India relationship and the common interests that unite the two largest
stressed that close cooperation between the US and India in areas such as AI, green hydrogen, and advanced tech manufacturing will give our
two countries the advantage for decades to come
said.All the senators expressed their commitment to continue working with the Indian government to deepen the bilateral relationship to
advance their mutual interest, he added.
