Opinion | What India expects from the Biden administration

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“This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope. Of renewal and resolve.” – With these phrases US President Joe Biden took workplace on Thursday after being administered the oath of workplace on the steps of the Capitol, scene of unprecedented violence by an unruly radical white mob which went on rampage on January 6 after being egged on by Donald Trump, his predecessor, who had misplaced the elections however was unwilling to concede.
 
As Biden continued, the gang watched and listened with rapt consideration, with National Guards conserving a vigil. He mentioned, “Today we celebrate the triumph, not of a candidate, but of a cause: the cause of democracy. The will of the people has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded. We have learned again, that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.”
 
These had been phrases scripted by an American of Indian origin, C. Vinay Reddy, whose household hails from Telangana. He had written Biden’s speeches all through the presidential election. He is director of speech writing in Biden’s transition workforce. Reddy was with Biden throughout his days as Vice-President throughout Obama’s regime.
 
Biden mentioned: “We will press forward with speed and urgency, for we have much to do in this winter of peril and possibility. Must to repair. Much to restore. Much to heal. Much to build. And much to gain. Few periods in our nation’s history have been more challenging or difficult than the one we’re in now. A once-in-a-century virus silently stalks the country. It has taken as many lives in one year as America lost in all of World War II. Millions of jobs have been lost. Hundreds of thousands of businesses closed. … And now, a rise in political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism, that we much confront and we will defeat.”
 
In his speech, Biden mentioned: “I pledge this to you: I will be a President for all Americans”. Earlier, historical past was created when Kamala Devi Harris took oath of workplace as the primary feminine Vice-President, the primary of Black and Indian heritage. Hours earlier than the inauguration ceremony, Donald Trump exited the White House in a Marine One helicopter to Maryland air base, the place he delivered a speech to his supporters promising “we will be back in some form”. There had been reviews that Trump could type a brand new political outfit known as the Patriot Party. The outgoing Vice-President Mike Pence didn’t attend Trump’s farewell, however attended Biden’s inauguration.
 
It is a reality that in his turbulent four-year rule, and notably through the weeks after his defeat within the presidential elections, Donald Trump divided the American individuals on the idea of race and ethnicity, and it was left to Biden to emphasize on “Unity” a number of occasions in his inauguration speech.
 
Every  American of Indian origin felt satisfaction on watching Kamala Harris taking oath because the Vice-President. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to greet her on Twitter and mentioned “It is a historic occasion. Looking forward to interacting with her to make India-USA relations more robust. The India-USA partnership is beneficial to our planet.” To Joe Biden, Modi tweeted: “I look forward to working with him to strengthen India-US strategic partnership.”
 
The new US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, appointed by Biden, has already described India-USA relations as “a bi-partisan success story”. India expects continuity in US insurance policies in the direction of the world’s most populous democracy. Already there was a lot progress within the discipline of defence ties.
 
India expects the US to return ahead with a complete commerce settlement that will likely be helpful for each.  Both the nations must collectively combat the scourge of terrorism that’s being nurtured and exported from the neighbourhood.

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