New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Kamala Harris for being sworn-in as the US Vice President, expressing his willingness to interacting with her for boosting the India-USA relations. ALSO READ | PM Modi Wishes New US President Joe Biden, Says India-US Partnership Committed For Greater Heights
On Wednesday, Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor with her husband Doug Emhoff holding the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol.
PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate the newly sworn-in Vice President as he wrote: "Congratulations to Kamala Harris on being sworn-in as VP. It is a historic occasion. Looking forward to interacting with her to make India-USA relations more robust. The India-USA partnership is beneficial for our planet".
The event was indeed historic as Kamala Harris broke the glass ceiling for not just women but also for women of colour by becoming the US Vice President. As widely mentioned, she is the first female, first Black and first Indian American vice president of the United States.
Earlier, Former First Lady Hillary Clinton shared her enthusiasm about this feat by writing, "It delights me to think that what feels historical and amazing to us today - a woman sworn in to the vice presidency - will seem normal, obvious, "of course" to Kamala's grand-nieces as they grow up. And they will be right".
Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris administration has a complicated road ahead as they have inherited a raging pandemic situation and deeply divided socio-political atmosphere among other concerns from the previous Trump administration. "Ready to serve," the VP's tweet right after the oath-taking reads.