New Delhi: Several senior Congress leaders have hailed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ triumph in the US elections, with some attacking the BJP alleging that it appeared to side with Donald Trump not following bipartisanship in foreign policy. Biden defeated incumbent President Trump in a bitterly-fought presidential election that attracted a record number of Americans to cast their votes.
Asked about the slogan “Ab ki baar, Trump sarkar” at the Howdy Modi event in Houston and whether such things could affect ties, Congress general secretary Ajay Maken at a media briefing seemed to take an indirect swipe at the Modi dispensation, saying the Congress has always believed that the country, its leaders and political parties should not directly or indirectly interfere in the politics of other countries.
Modi-Biden will taketies to next level: BJP
Meanwhile, BJP leaders on Sunday said Indo-US relations are based on the principles of democracy, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Biden will take the ties forward to the next level. “The US and India stand on a strong bipartisan bilateral relationship based on the principles of democracy, mutual benefits and global peace. I am sure under the new leadership of Biden-Harris, US-India ties will continue to progress as strong as they have been,” BJP leader Ram Madhav told PTI.
Modi and Biden knew each other well from the days of the Obama administration, Madhav said, while pointing out that the latter was instrumental in holding an event of the prime minister at New York’s Madison Square on his first trip to the United States since being elected to the top post. (PTI)
