US Should Treat India as 'Prized Free, Democratic' Partner: Nikki Haley

The US' priority should be to reverse the "downward spiral" in ties with India, Republican leader Nikki Haley has said, stressing that New Delhi must be treated as a "prized free and democratic" partner.

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The Indian-American leader's remarks in an opinion piece in the Newsweek magazine on Wednesday came amid strain in ties between the two countries following President Donald Trump slapping a 50% tariff on Indian goods.

Haley said that few objectives are more critical to the Trump administration's foreign policy goals of "outcompeting China and achieving peace through strength" than putting "US-India relations back on track".