The United States & India: A Partnership of Progress and Promise

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This is what the U.S. and India relationship is built upon – the courage and determination of millions who have set out to build stronger ties through their work and enormous contributions – my dad’s story is a familiar one in the larger U.S.-India story. We are so grateful to all those who have helped build up this partnership over so many years. So, on any objective scale, we have done well, very well.

But we cannot rest on these successes; we can’t assume they will continue; and we also have to now focus again on what President Biden and Prime Minister Modi said about delivering for the world. When I was serving as Ambassador, I recall so clearly what what President Obama and the Prime Minister used to tell us, which was that the real measure of success in the relationship was not what we would do for each other, but what we were doing for others in the world.

On this measurement, I am proud to report on our success, and this, if where I would say the real promise of the relationship lies.

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