'China Dimension Important But Not Enough To...': White House Top Official On US-India Relationship

Kurt Campbell has said that the China dimension is important to both India and the United States but it is not enough to take the two countries to where they want to go in this relationship.

The U.S. National Security Council’s coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs, Kurt Campbell. ( Image Source :Getty )

The U.S. National Security Council’s coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs, Kurt Campbell has said that the China dimension is important to both India and the United States but it is not enough to take the two countries to where they want to go in this relationship. Speaking further on the bilateral relationship between the two nations, Campbell said There are many other elements that have driven us forward.   "...Yes the China dimension is important to both our countries but it is not enough to take us to where we want to go in this relationship. There are many other elements that have driven us forward. I think most of those were on full display when Prime Minister Modi visited," Kurt Campbell said, as quoted by the news agency ANI.

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The White House offiial said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States was historic and the two nations took the bilateral relationship to the next level. Further speaking on PM Modi's visit, Campbell said that it is the most important relationship on the planet. "In the wake of what we think of is an absolutely historic visit of Prime Minister Modi to the United States for the state dinner, for a week of celebrating the US-India relationship. I think we together successfully took this critical bilateral relationship to the next level," as quoted by ANI.

"And I think, without question, for me, it's the most important bilateral relationship on the planet. But, it is clearly ascended to the top level and top layer. And I think both countries leave with both along to do list, but a much greater sense of confidence about what we can do together," he added.

In response to the question on the symbolic wins of PM Modi's visit, Campbell said, "First of all, I don't think it's a secret that India is one of the most sought after players on the global stage. You see a number of countries seeking to build deeper, more consequential relationships in trade and technology and people-to-people with India. And I'm just happy to say that the United States has taken its own step to develop much further the relationship between the two sides," as quoted by ANI.

He further said, "I have been involved in US-India relations for almost 30 years, and I can tell you in the period leading up to the arrival of Prime Minister Modi here in Washington DC, the level of trust and confidence between the US and Indian interlocutors was just notably different. I think there was a time where we engaged each other with a little bit of trepidation that was gone. There was a real sense of common purpose of working together, of building and constructing a bilateral relationship for the ages, for the future."

Earlier in June, PM Modi travelled to the US for a State visit. PM Modi was invited by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. His visit commenced in New York where the PM led the International Day of Yoga celebrations at the United Nations Headquarters. He spoke about the level of trust and confidence between Indian and US interlocutors during the period leading up to PM Modi's arrival in Washington DC.

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