{"id":5460,"date":"2024-04-17T12:24:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T12:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2024-05-31T14:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T14:06:17","slug":"us-expects-india-to-remain-largest-democracy-and-vital-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/us-expects-india-to-remain-largest-democracy-and-vital-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"US Expects India To Remain Largest Democracy and Vital Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p>The United States expects India to remain the world\u2019s largest democracy and a vital U.S. partner, according to State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. Miller offered these sentiments at the April 15 daily press briefing while responding to inquiries from State Department correspondent Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey regarding the state of US-India relations.<\/p>\n<p>Noting mounting concerns about developments in India, Ansarey raised questions about democratic backsliding in India and recent statements by the State Department regarding a perceived crackdown on the political opposition. Recent articles such as \u201cU.S.-India Ties Remain Fundamentally Fragile\u201d in Foreign Policy and \u201cUndemocratic Rule of Modi\u2019s India Is a Security Threat to South Asia\u201d in the South Asian Journal have intensified scrutiny of India\u2019s democratic credentials. Ansarey sought clarification on how the US plans to manage its relationship with India, particularly in the context of the Indo-Pacific Strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Miller responded by underscoring India\u2019s significance as the world\u2019s largest democracy and reaffirmed its critical role as a strategic partner to the United States. He emphasized the expectation for India to uphold democratic principles in practice, stating, \u201cIndia is the world\u2019s largest democracy, it is an important strategic partner of the United States, and I expect that to remain true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exchange highlights the complex dynamics between the two nations, amid recent diplomatic tensions and concerns over democratic governance in India. As the US seeks to broaden its relationship with India, the latter\u2019s commitment to upholding democratic values will be paramount. Ensuring genuine democracy in India, as the largest democracy globally, will not only bolster the US-India partnership but also reinforce the broader Indo-Pacific security architecture.<\/p>\n<p>About Author: Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey is the Executive Editor of South Asia Perspectives (SAP).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The United States expects India to remain the world\u2019s largest democracy and a vital U.S. partner, according to State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. Miller offered these sentiments at the April 15 daily press briefing while responding to inquiries from State Department correspondent Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey regarding the state of US-India relations. Noting mounting concerns&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[236,215],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-5460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lead-stories","category-political-perspectives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5462,"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5460\/revisions\/5462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5460"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saperspectives.net\/old\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=5460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}