This lecture has deep significance against the backdrop of deepening and broadening of US-India relations, which is attracting global attention. Ambassador Garcetti's perspective on India-US relations moved beyond diplomatic orthodoxy into shared aspirations and a collective pursuit of a world characterized by the '4 P's' – Peace, Prosperity, Planet and People.
Ambassador Garcetti also recounted personal memories of magical moments he experienced during his childhood visits to India. He said that he has had a deep emotional connection with India for decades and commented that "India has never left my soul".
He noted that US President Joe Biden had told him that India was "the most important country in the world" and that Washington's relationship with New Delhi was "of paramount importance" to shaping the world order in the 21st century.Ambassador Garcetti called the relationship between the United States and India “not an additive relationship but a multiplicative one” between the world's two largest democracies, highlighted by strong exchanges in education, trade, and joint ventures to envision a green energy future. Has gone. During the interactive session that followed, the audience heard the Ambassador discuss diverse topics such as domestic politics in India, racial discrimination in the US, regional security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific, the critical role of Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies. US-India strategic partnership, possibility of expansion or expansion of multilateral groupings like Quad to include more countries.
On controversies related to comments made by the US regarding internal developments in India, Ambassador Garcetti said that the US is a unique democracy where the branches of government, news media and civil society express their views about different countries. These opinions are often aired publicly as part of the open American political system.Also, the US may face criticism from other countries as part of this liberal ethos. Ambassador Garcetti praised India for holding the upcoming mega-generational elections with almost a billion voters in the electorate and said that "the U has something to do." Learn from India how to improve its electoral practices and processes.
On the question of Arunachal Pradesh being an integral part of India, the Ambassador clearly said that China has no objection to changing the names of places which are part of the sovereign territory of India. He reiterated that the US fully supports India's sovereignty and that defense cooperation between the two partners is reaching unprecedented levels to deter aggressive authoritarian rival countries.He said that as two democracies, the US and India think alike about the threat posed by authoritarian regimes like China and convergence of values is the key factor bringing Washington and Delhi closer.
Speaking on the occasion, O.P. C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of Jindal Global University, said, “We owe a tremendous intellectual debt to American universities for their open and generous support and capacity building of Indian higher education institutions. "Having achieved the highest standards and solved the toughest problem facing humanity, it is worth learning from and emulating for the Indian academia. Education is going to be a transformative driving factor in the US-India partnership."
Dr. Shriram Chaulia, Dean of the Jindal School of International Affairs, who was present at the event, cited Ambassador Garcetti's view that the US-India partnership has currently reached the point of being only "in the middle of the mountain" and It is mentioned further that there are unlimited possibilities.Chaulia told Foreign Minister S. He reiterated Jaishankar's comment that "you have not yet seen anything in the US-India friendship" and pointed to the fact that "both countries are jointly combating common enemies and in a way India -Rebuilding the Pacific." Only allies do that.”
While the US and India are not formal allies, many areas of bilateral cooperation are "de facto moving in the direction of an alliance-like friendship."
Because of this level of close proximity, it is not unusual for the US and India to disagree on certain matters. But "the fundamentals of the relationship are so strong that such disagreements and differences in assessment should not be exaggerated", Chaulia concluded.
Ambassador Garcetti also recounted personal memories of magical moments he experienced during his childhood visits to India. He said that he has had a deep emotional connection with India for decades and commented that "India has never left my soul".
He noted that US President Joe Biden had told him that India was "the most important country in the world" and that Washington's relationship with New Delhi was "of paramount importance" to shaping the world order in the 21st century.Ambassador Garcetti called the relationship between the United States and India “not an additive relationship but a multiplicative one” between the world's two largest democracies, highlighted by strong exchanges in education, trade, and joint ventures to envision a green energy future. Has gone. During the interactive session that followed, the audience heard the Ambassador discuss diverse topics such as domestic politics in India, racial discrimination in the US, regional security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific, the critical role of Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies. US-India strategic partnership, possibility of expansion or expansion of multilateral groupings like Quad to include more countries.
On controversies related to comments made by the US regarding internal developments in India, Ambassador Garcetti said that the US is a unique democracy where the branches of government, news media and civil society express their views about different countries. These opinions are often aired publicly as part of the open American political system.Also, the US may face criticism from other countries as part of this liberal ethos. Ambassador Garcetti praised India for holding the upcoming mega-generational elections with almost a billion voters in the electorate and said that "the U has something to do." Learn from India how to improve its electoral practices and processes.
On the question of Arunachal Pradesh being an integral part of India, the Ambassador clearly said that China has no objection to changing the names of places which are part of the sovereign territory of India. He reiterated that the US fully supports India's sovereignty and that defense cooperation between the two partners is reaching unprecedented levels to deter aggressive authoritarian rival countries.He said that as two democracies, the US and India think alike about the threat posed by authoritarian regimes like China and convergence of values is the key factor bringing Washington and Delhi closer.
Speaking on the occasion, O.P. C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of Jindal Global University, said, “We owe a tremendous intellectual debt to American universities for their open and generous support and capacity building of Indian higher education institutions. "Having achieved the highest standards and solved the toughest problem facing humanity, it is worth learning from and emulating for the Indian academia. Education is going to be a transformative driving factor in the US-India partnership."
Dr. Shriram Chaulia, Dean of the Jindal School of International Affairs, who was present at the event, cited Ambassador Garcetti's view that the US-India partnership has currently reached the point of being only "in the middle of the mountain" and It is mentioned further that there are unlimited possibilities.Chaulia told Foreign Minister S. He reiterated Jaishankar's comment that "you have not yet seen anything in the US-India friendship" and pointed to the fact that "both countries are jointly combating common enemies and in a way India -Rebuilding the Pacific." Only allies do that.”
While the US and India are not formal allies, many areas of bilateral cooperation are "de facto moving in the direction of an alliance-like friendship."
Because of this level of close proximity, it is not unusual for the US and India to disagree on certain matters. But "the fundamentals of the relationship are so strong that such disagreements and differences in assessment should not be exaggerated", Chaulia concluded.
