BIDEN SEES INDIA AS POTENTIAL PARTNER TO COUNTER CHINA'S INFLUENCE

'U.S.-India relationship will be one of the defining relationships of the 21st century': Jake Sullivan

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India is emerging as an increasingly vital player in a region the United States has prioritized in its foreign policy- a potential bulwark against China and an increasingly powerful actor in sectors including technology, defence and the arts. But the country’s tilt toward illiberalism is at odds with the kind of message Biden has embraced during his presidency about the importance of proving that democracy is a preferable model to the more autocratic principles espoused by foes such as China and Russia. Nonetheless, administration officials said, it’s important to send a message that the two countries should be able to work together in service of their respective interests.“It’s a hinge moment,” said Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, adding that the U.S.-India relationship “will be one of the defining relationships of the 21st century.” Pressed on whether Biden’s autocr