The future of India-US relations is
"bright" regardless of the outcome of the US Presidential election,
American Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said. "Every
presidential administration here in the US has left the relationship in even
better shape than the one inherited from its predecessor," he added. The
relationship is much bigger than one political party, he further said.
Ahead of the third edition of the
two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US later this month, Indian
Ambassador to Washington Taranjit Singh Sandhu has underlined five broad
principles to take the partnership between the two nations to the “next level”.
The dialogue is expected to take place
on October 26 and 27 in New Delhi during which both sides are likely to carry
out a comprehensive review of their strategic cooperation. US Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Defence Secretary Mark Esper are
scheduled to visit India for the dialogue.
These five principles are ‘look ahead’,
‘look broad, look deep’, ‘strengthen each other’, ‘explore together’ and ‘shape
together’, Sandhu said. “First and foremost, look ahead. While short-term gains
might provide happiness and relief, we cannot afford to overlook where we want
to be in the long run. This also means that we cannot be complacent, about
short-term gains nor can we be, too agitated about short term losses. Look far,
look ahead,” he said.
“The second point is related to the
first in a way. Look broad, look deep. Both our countries need to look at the
big picture. We cannot afford to see things in silos however hard the
temptation,” he said, adding the strategic vision needs to encompass the vision
from a single department or a single stakeholder.
Thirdly, the strength of the
partnership comes from strengthening each other, Sandhu asserted. India’s
growth is not in the interest of its alone. A secure and prosperous India is in
the interest of the region, and the world at large, he said.
“Today we have a very broad-based
defence partnership with the United States encompassing all aspects of defence
cooperation,” the ambassador said. He asserted that this cooperation is not
limited to defence trade, which has grown rapidly to over USD 21 billion in
just over a decade but covers joint exercises and training, joint research and
technology collaboration, co-development, and co-production of defence
platforms.
“We have a robust institutional
framework with several enabling agreements and understanding concluded in
recent years to advance our defence collaboration,” Sandhu said. The
designation of India as a Major Defence Partner by the US, and the accordance,
of Strategic Trade Authorisation-1 Status, by the US is a recognition of our
robust defence ties and the immense potential it holds for further expansion
across different dimensions, he said in his virtual address.
Observing that India also wants to play
a more active role in global rule-making, the top diplomat said New Delhi seeks
reform of multilateral institutions to reflect the realities of the times.
India will assume membership of the UN Security Council in January 2021. In
these extraordinary times, as an important voice representing one-sixth of
humanity, India seeks to play a more active role and contribute to global
peace, stability and security. The democratisation of global order can no
longer remain elusive, he asserted.
“Fourthly, explore together. Let the
partnership, branch into areas, that have hitherto remained unexplored. We need
to challenge ourselves,” Sandhu said.
“Last but not least, we all need to
shape together, the world where we want to live in. In a way, this is what
Gandhiji said long ago, ‘be the change you want to see in the world’. Trust and
friendship have become crucial as we confront extraordinary global challenges
today,” Sandhu said.
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