Washington: The Biden administration is dedicated to cooperating with India in organisations like the Quad to promote economic growth and increase bilateral cooperation, according to the White House.
India, Japan, the US, and Australia gave shape to the long-delayed idea in November 2017 to establish the Quad to create a new strategy to maintain the independence of the important sea routes in the Indo-Pacific.
“The United States and India have a strong bilateral relationship and that's including trade as well, trade relationship," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Wednesday.
"We are committed to continuing working together and in groups like the Quad to advance economic growth for our two countries and expand cooperation of our shared priorities. That is a commitment that you can know that is coming from the United States,” Jean-Pierre said.
US President Joe Biden hosted the first-ever summit of the Quad leaders in the virtual format in March 2021 and vowed to strive for an Indo-Pacific region that is free, open, inclusive, anchored by democratic values, and unconstrained by coercion, sending a subtle message to China.
With PTI inputs