It was on Thursday that the firm stance of the US towards India was reiterated, "close partner", and expressed eagerness to collaborate with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he assumed office for a third term. The reaffirmation was made during the State Department's daily briefing, where its spokesperson put forth strong bilateral relations binding both nations together.
"India continues to be an important partner of the United States and not only at the governmental level, developing governmental relations but at the grassroots level strong economic and cultural links. We would keep working for India on our indo-pacific strategy and look forward towards continuing to work with Prime Minister Modi's government," Miller said in response to a question.
He also referred to the recent interactions between Prime Minister Modi and US President Joe Biden, referring to their discussions after the elections and also a brief meeting between the two on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy. On the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan, he said there was a US stand for direct dialogues between the two countries.
"We value our close relationships with both India and Pakistan. As we have stated many times before, we shall continue to strongly support direct dialogue between them, with the timing, scope, and character of any talks being for India and Pakistan to decide," Miller said in an answer to a question.
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