Kamala Harris gets muted response in India as few see change in US ties
Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate, much of India was abuzz over how the first Indian-American in the White House might affect the future of US-India relations.
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Now, Harris is a step closer to capturing the Democratic nomination for president — but few are expecting any change in ties should she win.
Despite Harris’ well-documented Indian heritage and family links to the country there is little indication that her presidency would meaningfully tip the direction of the US-India relationship, which has strengthened in recent decades under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
The US has sought to cultivate a deeper partnership with India as a bulwark against a more assertive China, while India has sought greater US investment and deeper cooperation in technology sharing and defense. The economic and strategic logic that underpins US-India ties would likely remain intact were Harris to win the White House, analysts and Indian officials said.
“There would be a degree of continuity if she’s elected to the White House,” said Harsh Pant of the Observer Research Foundation, a New Delhi think tank. “India has had a productive relationship with Mr. Biden. And Kamala Harris was part of the administration.”
Harris now has enough pledged delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, according to an unofficial tally by Associated Press.
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