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Strategic Partner: India remains a strategic partner, free to decide its stance on any particular crisis: White House
WASHINGTON: India, which stays a strategic companion for the US, is free to determine on its stance on any explicit disaster or contingency all over the world, together with within the Center East, the White Home has mentioned.
The remarks by John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications on the Nationwide Safety Council within the White Home, got here in response to a query if the US sees any position for India in resolving the Center East disaster provided that New Delhi has good relations with each Israel and Palestine.
Hamas gunmen launched an unprecedented assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, killing greater than 1,400 folks and taking greater than 200 hostages. Israel has been finishing up strikes on Gaza since then in response and has now additionally launched a floor offensive. Greater than 10,500 folks have been killed in Gaza, in response to the Hamas-run well being ministry.
“India is a key strategic companion, and I feel you noticed that on full show when Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi was right here,” Kirby instructed reporters at a information convention on Wednesday, referring to PM Modi’s state go to to the US in June.
“However we’ll depart it to the Indian authorities and to the prime minister to determine what their stance goes to be on any explicit disaster or contingency all over the world, to incorporate the Center East,” Kirby mentioned.
India had described Hamas’s multi-pronged assault on Israeli cities on October 7 as terror strikes however on the similar time referred to as for strict observance of the worldwide humanitarian legislation following considerations over civilian casualties in Gaza in view of Israel’s counter-offensive.
“They (India) stay a key strategic companion. And we’re devoted to advancing that partnership each single day,” Kirby mentioned.
The remarks by John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications on the Nationwide Safety Council within the White Home, got here in response to a query if the US sees any position for India in resolving the Center East disaster provided that New Delhi has good relations with each Israel and Palestine.
Hamas gunmen launched an unprecedented assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, killing greater than 1,400 folks and taking greater than 200 hostages. Israel has been finishing up strikes on Gaza since then in response and has now additionally launched a floor offensive. Greater than 10,500 folks have been killed in Gaza, in response to the Hamas-run well being ministry.
“India is a key strategic companion, and I feel you noticed that on full show when Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi was right here,” Kirby instructed reporters at a information convention on Wednesday, referring to PM Modi’s state go to to the US in June.
“However we’ll depart it to the Indian authorities and to the prime minister to determine what their stance goes to be on any explicit disaster or contingency all over the world, to incorporate the Center East,” Kirby mentioned.
India had described Hamas’s multi-pronged assault on Israeli cities on October 7 as terror strikes however on the similar time referred to as for strict observance of the worldwide humanitarian legislation following considerations over civilian casualties in Gaza in view of Israel’s counter-offensive.
“They (India) stay a key strategic companion. And we’re devoted to advancing that partnership each single day,” Kirby mentioned.
