US Assistant Secretary for Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has said in the lead-up to the visit that Washington and New Delhi have similar objectives in mind on stopping the Israel-Hamas conflict from escalating, maintaining stability in West Asia, and promoting a two-state solution.
Source: Deccan Herald
It is clear that Washington does not want its negotiations with New Delhi to be hampered by the diplomatic impasse between India and Canada. The US has been pressuring the Indian government to work with Canada in the inquiry into Prime Minister Trudeau’s claims that India had a role in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist.
Jake Sullivan, the US National Security Advisor, even went so far as to declare that no nation could have a special exemption for taking such measures. Delhi, however, has resisted and compelled Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic staff in India.
Source: WION
It appears that the US has finally realised that Canada bears the responsibility of providing India with unquestionable proof related to the Nijjar case. Furthermore, by abstaining from voting on a resolution in the UN General Assembly that called for a immediate, durable, and sustained humanitarian truce between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in Gaza, India just performed a favour for the US.
The US had voted against the resolution that Jordan had presented, along with Israel and a few other nations. Both India and the US have taken a pragmatic stance, which is encouraging for their bilateral relations. In the strategic and defence spheres, their growing closeness should not be marred by any irritation.
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