US committed to working together with India in groups like Quad: White House

On Wednesday, the White House stated that the US is committed to continuing to collaborate with India in groupings such as Quad to drive economic growth for the two countries and “expand cooperation on our shared priorities.”

“We’re committed to continuing working together and in groups like the Quad to advance economic growth for our two countries and expand cooperation of our shared priorities,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing on Wednesday. The Quad is a strategic forum comprising India, Japan, the US, and Australia. Its primary objective is to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence.

“The United States and India have a strong bilateral relationship, and that’s including trade as well,” the White House Press Secretary added.

Meanwhile, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister, has stated that India and the United States are laying the groundwork for a robust, peaceful, and harmonious global society. She also expressed her desire for the two countries’ relationship to evolve from “strength to strength.”

Speaking at a reception at India House, which was hosted by Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Sitharaman said, “We are together and building strong foundations for a strong, peaceful and harmonious global community”.

Earlier, Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu stated that members of the Indian community in the United States have been trying to strengthen bilateral commercial, economic, and people-to-people ties.

“A delightful afternoon with Indian community members from across the US who have been working to advance bilateral commercial, economic & people to people ties,” the Indian Ambassador tweeted.