India-US partnership more important than ever at current global juncture

US President Joe Biden has said that at the current global juncture, which presented challenges and opportunities, the partnership between India and the US was “more important than ever".

In a statement issued on the eve of India’s Independence Day on Sunday, Biden said that together “we must show the world that our two great and diverse democracies can deliver for people everywhere". This has been an abiding theme of the Biden administration and it comes against the backdrop of US’ rising tensions with China.