Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, says that if elected, bolstering ties with India will be a high priority

Democratic presidential candidate and former vice-president Joe Biden said that if he wins the November elections, strengthening relationship with India which is the U.S.’ “natural partner”, will be a high priority for his administration.

In response to a question on India-US relationship during a virtual fund raiser event, he said, “India needs to be a partner in the region for our safety’s sake, and quite frankly for theirs.” The former vice president said that India and the United States were natural partners.

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Mr. Biden said, when asked by an attendee whether India is critical to US’ national security, “That partnership, a strategic partnership, is necessary and important in our security.”

While referring to his term as the vice president, he said, “In our administration I was proud to play a role more than a decade ago in securing Congressional approval for the US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, which is a big deal. Helping open the door to great progress in our relationship and strengthening our strategic partnership with India was a high priority in the Obama-Mr. Biden administration and will be a high priority if I’m elected president.”