WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday congratulated India on 75 years of independence and said the United States and India were “indispensable partners” that would continue to work together to address global challenges in the years ahead. India will mark its 75th year of independence on Monday, celebrating the end of British colonial rule in 1947. “India and the United States are indispensable partners, and the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership is grounded in our shared commitment to the rule of law and the promotion of human freedom and dignity,” Biden said. Biden also said his country’s Indian-American community had made the United States a more innovative, inclusive, and stronger nation. RELATED STORIESSplit families still suffer after 75 years of India-Pakistan partition‘My dream came true’: Indian woman to revisit Pakistan home after 75 yearsWhy India is right not to take sides on UkraineIn a first, India allows imports of US porkSubscribe to our daily newsletterSign me upRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 15, 2022 03:55 UTC