A senior State Department official has said that the US has deepened and strengthened its ties with India. , Photo Credit: Getty Images
A senior State Department official said on Tuesday that the US has deepened and strengthened its ties with India.
Assistant Secretary of State for the Political-Military Bureau Jessica Lewis also said that India is an incredibly important country in the region.
“We have deepened and strengthened our relationship with India, which is the world’s largest democracy, an incredibly important country in the region, and we will continue to do so,” Ms. Lewis told the Defense Writers Group.
“I think the way we look at it is that we offer India an option when it comes to deepening and strengthening their security relationship with us. I feel very good about that Where is this going. They certainly have a long history, but I think we’re making great progress on that front,” Ms. Lewis said.
Responding to a question, Ms. Lewis said that a year after the Ukrainian war, countries around the world are looking to diversify their arsenals.
“We’re seeing countries coming to us and saying look, we may need to diversify in ways that haven’t previously shied away from Russian equipment. Mainly because they see Russia in war and the failure of Soviet doctrine.” Looking at, but also raising questions. About the equipment that Russia is providing and Russia’s ability to provide that equipment,” he said.
“We think this time presents an opportunity for us to look at the question of what, as countries are interested in replacing Russian equipment, both for the US and for our partners and allies, it is important for us to offer countries is understandable. Like. I guess that’s how we’re thinking about it. We are offering countries a choice,” he said.
He said that having a strong security cooperation relationship with the US has really strong benefits that go beyond just a security cooperation tie-up and getting the best military equipment in the world, adding that it is important to deepen ties, discuss, discuss issues But it’s also about working. Like human rights, Ms. Lewis said.