A recent report urges the Biden government to consider extending support for a democratic India.
The report is released by the Democratic Party of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, as the US concentrates on the Indo-Pacific, particularly the Quad.
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“I believe that President Biden’s Indo-Pacific Strategy released one year ago, adopts this whole-of-government approach. If fully equipped with the tools that it needs to be successful, this strategy will underpin the United States‘ leadership in the most consequential and dynamic region of the world in the 21st century,” says Senator Robert Menendez, Senate Foreign Affairs Chairman.
According to the research, as both countries have grown increasingly concerned about the effects of a more assertive China, security ties have substantially deepened in the recent times.
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“The US and India are now major defense partners , and the two countries have launched a new Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies to enhance cooperation on quantum computing, 5G and 6G networks, space, semiconductors, biotech, and artificial intelligence,” says the report.
The Biden Administration should dramatically expand financing for diplomatic and development organizations across the US government adds the report.
Also, more of the Department of State’s operational budgets and foreign aid should be earmarked toward advancing Indo-Pacific priorities.